Almaty vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Almaty Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$775
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2281
🏠 One person rent
$434
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$956
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
91
😀 Quality of life
64
73
🏙️ Population
1.92M
13.9M

The cost of living in Almaty is 1% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6284th and 6251st ($775 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.2 months in Tianjin. Almaty ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 4680th and 1659th 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
$5.39
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.21%
5.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1594
$5751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1085
$3672
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.12
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5538
$9665

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$478
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$437
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$478
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$382
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$436
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$535
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$436
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$522
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$414
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$670
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$662
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$436
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$648
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$415
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$466
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$663
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$453
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$647
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$392
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$571
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$640
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$418
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$428
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$349
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$541
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$538
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$501
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$640
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$651
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$642
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$701
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$536
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$500
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$539
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$720
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$526
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$625
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$470
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$652
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$816

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$706
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$711
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$663
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$665
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$756
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$762
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$671
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1254
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$658
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$664
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$672
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$666
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$671
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$663
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$520
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$669
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$670
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$656
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$665
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$752
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$680
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$796
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$675
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$693
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$671
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$667
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$751
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$663
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$655
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$660
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$668
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$660
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$660
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$661
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$672
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$547
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$751
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$615