Almaty vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2106
🏠 One person rent
$477
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$280
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
46
😀 Quality of life
70
56
🏙️ Population
2.23M
2.96M

The cost of living in Almaty is 5% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6307th and 6476th ($884 vs $844) 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 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.3 months in Tashkent. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 4103rd and 6210th 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
$6.77
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$591
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
22.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$9.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$9729

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Cities near Almaty

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

Cities near Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$754
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$620
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$525
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$603
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$650
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$600
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$626
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$658
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$555
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$562
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$648
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$680
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$480
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$674
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$445
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$468
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$451
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$475
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$532
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$712
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$549
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$615
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$680
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$512
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$433
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$743
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$501
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$446
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$428
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$613
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$573
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$404
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$432
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$651
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$639
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$787