Almaty vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$464	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	51	46
😀 Quality of life	66	55
🏙️ Population	2.23M	2.96M

The cost of living in Almaty is 3% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6143rd and 6253rd ($881 vs $853) 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 0.6 months in Tashkent. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 4016th and 5872nd 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	$7.16	$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$9301

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Almaty

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

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$444
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$613
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$569
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$623
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$615
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$614
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$613
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$613
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$507
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$538
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$591
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$626
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$512
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$602
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$501
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$430
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$472
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$623
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$605
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$477
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$607
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$484
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$431
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$713
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$674
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$394
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$667
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$637
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$414
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$634
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$619
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$785