Almaty vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$464	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$3141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	51	86
😀 Quality of life	66	93
🏙️ Population	2.23M	2.79M

The cost of living in Almaty is 64% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6143rd and 861st ($881 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.3 months in Toronto. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 4016th and 59th 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	$7.16	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$17118

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Almaty

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

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095