Almaty vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$464
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
51
90
😀 Quality of life
66
70
🏙️ Population
2.23M
13.9M

The cost of living in Almaty is 28% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6143rd and 6956th ($881 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 4016th and 2306th 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
$7.16
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$18215

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$785
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$749
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$674
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$713
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$637
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$607
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$610
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$543
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$623
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$619
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$624
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$634
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$441
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$531
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$477
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$430
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$601
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$538
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$591
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$626
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$569
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$613
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$444
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$512
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$562
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$571
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$853
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$613
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$501
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$614
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$460
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$615
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$623
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$512
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$627
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$662

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616