Almaty vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$531
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
52
81
😀 Quality of life
70
74
🏙️ Population
2.23M
13.9M

The cost of living in Almaty is 49% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5468th and 7400th ($1014 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Tianjin. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 3901st and 2024th 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
$8.96
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546