Almaty vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$499
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
50
70
😀 Quality of life
65
67
🏙️ Population
1.92M
12.7M

The cost of living in Almaty is 8% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6015th and 5553rd ($941 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 4176th and 3798th 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
$8.28
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$26560

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645