Almaty vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$477
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
52
89
😀 Quality of life
70
74
🏙️ Population
2.23M
13.9M

The cost of living in Almaty is 37% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6307th and 7452nd ($884 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th 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 9th in China, while ranked 4103rd and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$18657

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573