Almaty vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$3864
🏠 One person rent
$464
$837
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$1959
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
8
😀 Quality of life
66
59
🏙️ Population
2.23M
24.7K

The cost of living in Almaty is 41% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6143rd and 3454th ($881 vs $1495) 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 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 4016th and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$3.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$8298

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$785
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$749
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$674
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$713
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$637
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$607
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$610
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$543
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$623
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$619
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$624
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$634
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$441
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$531
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$477
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$430
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$601
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$538
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$591
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$626
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$569
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$613
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$444
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$512
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$562
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$571
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$853
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$613
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$501
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$614
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$460
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$615
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$623
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$512
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$627
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$662

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$711
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1465
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1100
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1105
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$706
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$447
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$498
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$808
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$812
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$667
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$671
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$745
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$580
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$712
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$785
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$552
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$523
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$507
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$545
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$352
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$486
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$561
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$660
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$541
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$408