Almaty vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$499
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
40
😀 Quality of life
65
48
🏙️ Population
1.92M
5.94M

The cost of living in Almaty is 20% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6015th and 6501st ($941 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and India, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 4176th and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$2.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$1527

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348