Almaty vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$585
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
40
😀 Quality of life
64
51
🏙️ Population
1.92M
5.94M

The cost of living in Almaty is 30% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4975th and 6358th ($1051 vs $809) 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 0.5 months in Surat. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 4635th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$1785

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$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361