Almaty vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

Almaty Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$775
$284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$745
🏠 One person rent
$434
$94.8
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$163
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$108
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$438
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
50
22
😀 Quality of life
64
43
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.99M

The cost of living in Almaty is 173% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 6284th and 9201st ($775 vs $284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 117th 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 1.5 months in Urfa. Almaty ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Urfa ranked 37th in Turkey, while ranked 4680th and 6769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.39
$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$13.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$0.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$95.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$64
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$16.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$25.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.21%
16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1594
$646
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1085
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$7.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.12
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$1.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$9.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$1.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$63.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5538
$3347

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$478
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$437
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$478
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$382
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$436
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$535
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$436
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$522
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$414
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$670
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$662
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$436
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$648
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$415
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$466
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$663
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$453
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$647
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$392
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$571
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$640
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$418
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$428
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$349
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$541
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$538
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$501
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$640
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$651
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$642
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$701
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$536
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$500
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$539
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$720
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$526
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$625
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$470
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$652
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$816

Cities near Urfa

Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$376
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$301
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$374
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$377
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$374
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$398
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$376
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$579
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$343
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$274
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$375
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$375
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$318
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$275
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$274
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$451
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$489
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$376
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$376
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$374
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$481
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$374
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$311
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$259
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$489
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$496
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$375
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$379
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$382
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$338
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$377
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$375
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$376
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$436
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$606
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$483
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$281
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$366
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$376
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$384