Almaty vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$464
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$1146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
51
70
😀 Quality of life
66
68
🏙️ Population
2.23M
12.7M

The cost of living in Almaty is 2% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6143rd and 6198th ($881 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 4016th and 3351st 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
$7.16
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$4.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$17431

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$785
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$749
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$674
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$713
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$637
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$607
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$610
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$543
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$623
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$619
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$624
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$634
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$441
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$531
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$477
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$430
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$601
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$538
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$591
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$626
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$569
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$613
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$444
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$512
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$562
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$571
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$853
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$613
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$501
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$614
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$460
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$615
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$623
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$512
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$627
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$662

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613