Almaty vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$531
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
52
65
😀 Quality of life
70
74
🏙️ Population
2.23M
12.7M

The cost of living in Almaty is 27% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5468th and 6776th ($1014 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 3901st and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Suzhou

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Almaty Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$20341

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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

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635