Almaty vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Almaty	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2404	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$499	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$985	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.7	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$687	$819
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	8
😀 Quality of life	65	58
🏙️ Population	1.92M	24.7K

The cost of living in Almaty is 39% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6015th and 3466th ($941 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 4176th and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Victoria

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	Almaty	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.28	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.3	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.31	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1259	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$823	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.6	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.72%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1258	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.51	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.3	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.27	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.8	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11033	$8081

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Cities near Almaty

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

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1093
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1091
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$711
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$457
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$502
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$804
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$826
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$767
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$560
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$701
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$675
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$601
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$639
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$548
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$684
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$535
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$482