Almaty vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1937
🏠 One person rent
$585
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$418
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
45
😀 Quality of life
64
55
🏙️ Population
1.92M
2.86M

The cost of living in Almaty is 34% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 4975th and 6424th ($1051 vs $785) 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 0.5 months in Tashkent. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 4635th and 5942nd 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
$8.87
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$1086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$687
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
21.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$8199

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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 Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$416
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$682
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$651
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$692
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$682
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$680
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$674
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$473
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$558
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$479
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$488
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$582
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$647
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$479
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$564
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$434
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$562
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$532
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$638
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$475
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$529
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$629
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$416
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$399
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$653
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$560
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$640
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$398
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$504
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$437
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$446
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$671
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$658
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$935