Almaty vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$585
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
90
😀 Quality of life
64
73
🏙️ Population
1.92M
13.9M

The cost of living in Almaty is 53% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4975th and 6886th ($1051 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 104th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 4635th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Tianjin

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Almaty Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$16123

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600