Almaty vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$933
🏠 One person rent
$531
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
52
40
😀 Quality of life
70
60
🏙️ Population
2.23M
5.94M

The cost of living in Almaty is 53% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5468th and 7534th ($1014 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kazakhstan and India, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 3901st and 5942nd 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
$8.96
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$877

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298