Almaty vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$2134
🏠 One person rent
$531
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$50.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$308
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
47
😀 Quality of life
70
56
🏙️ Population
2.23M
2.96M

The cost of living in Almaty is 20% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 5468th and 6584th ($1014 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.4 months in Tashkent. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 3901st and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Tashkent

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Almaty Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
23.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$6.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$10369

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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 Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$759
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$599
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$587
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$576
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$622
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$583
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$610
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$645
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$568
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$572
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$669
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$688
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$549
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$704
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$488
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$535
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$471
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$497
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$555
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$773
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$570
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$646
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$737
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$500
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$439
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$789
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$500
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$492
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$468
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$636
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$601
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$447
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$470
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$518
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$514
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$899