Almaty vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$998
🏠 One person rent
$531
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
52
5
😀 Quality of life
70
43
🏙️ Population
2.23M
115K

The cost of living in Almaty is 146% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5468th and 8941st ($1014 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kazakhstan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3901st and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Thimphu

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Almaty Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$600

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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 Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274