Almaty vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$499
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$3590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
86
😀 Quality of life
65
94
🏙️ Population
1.92M
2.79M

The cost of living in Almaty is 63% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6015th and 656th ($941 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kazakhstan and Canada, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 4176th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Toronto

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Almaty Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$18156

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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

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$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085