Almaty vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$585
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
50
70
😀 Quality of life
64
68
🏙️ Population
1.92M
12.7M

The cost of living in Almaty is 3% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4975th and 5170th ($1051 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 4635th and 3722nd 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
$8.87
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$22097

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$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

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645