Almaty vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Almaty | Toronto | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 23 km or 14 mi |  Kaskelen | |
| 68 km or 42 mi |  Cholpon-Ata | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Kapchagay | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Tokmok | |
| 171 km or 107 mi | Kant | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Bishkek | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Naryn | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Taldiqorgan | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Toktogul | |
| 360 km or 224 mi |  Aksu | |
| 363 km or 226 mi | Yining | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Talas | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Artux | |
| 413 km or 256 mi | Jalal-Abad | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Balkhash | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Kashgar | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Taraz | |
| 452 km or 281 mi | Bole | |
| 455 km or 283 mi | Osh | |
| 471 km or 293 mi |  Andijan | |
| 472 km or 293 mi | Aral | |
| 499 km or 310 mi | Namangan | |
| 529 km or 329 mi | Margilan | |
| 530 km or 329 mi | Fergana | |
| 605 km or 376 mi | Shymkent | |
| 631 km or 392 mi |  Konibodom | |
| 633 km or 393 mi | Chirchiq | |
| 633 km or 393 mi | Tacheng | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Wusu | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Kuytun | |
| 664 km or 413 mi | Tashkent | |
| 670 km or 417 mi | Istiklol | |
| 679 km or 422 mi | Kentau | |
| 683 km or 424 mi | Ghafurov | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Karamay | |
| 685 km or 425 mi | Buston | |
| 688 km or 427 mi | Khujand | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Turkistan | |
| 731 km or 454 mi | Hotan | |
| 742 km or 461 mi | Shihezi |
Cities near Toronto
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 20 km or 13 mi |  Vaughan | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Mississauga | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Richmond Hill | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Markham | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Brampton | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Oakville | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Ajax | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Halton Hills | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Oshawa | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Burlington | |
| 54 km or 34 mi | New Tecumseth | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | St. Catharines | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Hamilton | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Orangeville | |
| 67 km or 41 mi | Niagara Falls | |
| 71 km or 44 mi |  Niagara Falls | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Guelph | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Welland | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Grand Island | |
| 81 km or 51 mi | Lockport | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | North Tonawanda | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Cambridge | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Barrie | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Brantford | |
| 90 km or 56 mi | Amherst | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Kitchener | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Waterloo | |
| 96 km or 59 mi | Buffalo | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Cheektowaga | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Clarence | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | West Seneca | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Orillia | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Lancaster | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Peterborough | |
| 112 km or 70 mi | Hamburg | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Orchard Park | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Stratford | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Greece | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Chili | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Gates |