Almaty vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Almaty Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$775
$426
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$923
🏠 One person rent
$434
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$255
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$50.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$345
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
43
😀 Quality of life
64
37
🏙️ Population
1.92M
5.94M

The cost of living in Almaty is 82% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6284th and 8720th ($775 vs $426) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 0.8 months in Surat. Almaty ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Surat ranked 98th in India, while ranked 4680th and 7451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Surat

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Almaty Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.39
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$8.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$3.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$20.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$31.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$5.83
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.21%
7.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1594
$680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1085
$479
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$7.65
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.12
$2.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$0.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$3.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$10.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$41
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$35.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5538
$872

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$478
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$437
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$478
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$382
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$436
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$535
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$436
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$522
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$414
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$670
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$662
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$436
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$648
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$415
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$466
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$663
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$453
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$647
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$392
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$571
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$640
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$418
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$428
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$349
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$541
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$538
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$501
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$640
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$651
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$642
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$701
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$536
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$500
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$539
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$720
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$526
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$625
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$470
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$652
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$816

Cities near Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$234
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$306
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$333
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$366
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$333
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$359
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$311
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$330
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$832
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$328
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$331
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$506
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$336
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$469
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$379
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$625
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$331
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$362
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$314
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$469
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$248
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$331
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$337
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$354
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$388
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$429
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$376
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$350
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$454
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$355
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$349
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$304
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$330
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$333
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$294
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$312
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$335
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$388
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$264