Almaty vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1570
🏠 One person rent
$585
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
50
22
😀 Quality of life
64
48
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.99M

The cost of living in Almaty is 58% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 4975th and 7054th ($1051 vs $667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Kazakhstan and Turkey, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 2.2 months in Urfa. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Urfa ranked 19th in Turkey, while ranked 4635th and 6429th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
17.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$5.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$2.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$1.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$3.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$38.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$5442

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

Cities near Urfa

Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$586
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$618
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$604
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$488
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$434
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$618
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$424
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$571
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$733
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$654
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$483
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$554
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$603
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$404
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$473
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$479
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$582
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$395
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$530
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$585
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$402
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$401
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$490
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$552
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$518
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$563
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$517
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$521
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$550
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$565
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$653
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$480
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$315
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$569
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$630