Almaty vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$499
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
90
😀 Quality of life
65
71
🏙️ Population
1.92M
13.9M

The cost of living in Almaty is 33% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6015th and 6862nd ($941 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 4176th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$16590

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618