Almaty vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$1601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$477
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$1402
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$1941
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
57
😀 Quality of life
70
87
🏙️ Population
2.23M
458K

The cost of living in Almaty is 45% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 6307th and 3511th ($884 vs $1601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Estonia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 4103rd and 345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$6.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$1341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$311
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$5392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$8113

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Maardu
$1372
78 km or 48 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
83 km or 51 mi Helsinki
$1947
86 km or 53 mi Espoo
$1937
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$999
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1566
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1881
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1383
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1655
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1611
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$1184
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1561
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$1041
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1589
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1394
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1174
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1516
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1521
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$1064
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1545
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1524
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1192
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1516
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1561
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$1083
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$928
235 km or 146 mi Sastamala
$1476
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1422
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1437
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1438
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1353
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1503