Almaty vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$5641
🏠 One person rent
$477
$1547
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$2678
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$3278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
78
😀 Quality of life
70
93
🏙️ Population
2.23M
662K

The cost of living in Almaty is 64% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6307th and 931st ($884 vs $2457) 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 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 4103rd and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$5.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$19787

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

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7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2412
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2325
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2297
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2488
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1952
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1987
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1791
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2443
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1842
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2079
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2114
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2414
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2480
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2644
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1812
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2603
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2649
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2632
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2655
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2678
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2669
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2723
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2203
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2730
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2674
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2907
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2525
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3269
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3162
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3313
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2851
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2812