Almaty vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$499
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$3361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
78
😀 Quality of life
65
92
🏙️ Population
1.92M
662K

The cost of living in Almaty is 64% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6015th and 512th ($941 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 4176th and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$16245

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

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7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743