Almaty vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$531
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$3517
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
86
😀 Quality of life
70
94
🏙️ Population
2.23M
2.79M

The cost of living in Almaty is 58% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5468th and 1059th ($1014 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Kazakhstan and Canada, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 3901st and 46th 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
$8.96
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$22670

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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

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$2233
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$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053