Almaty vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Almaty Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$775
$1159
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2771
🏠 One person rent
$434
$702
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$1293
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$1279
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
93
😀 Quality of life
64
82
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.86M

The cost of living in Almaty is 33% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6284th and 4284th ($775 vs $1159) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kazakhstan and Poland, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Almaty ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 4680th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Warsaw

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Almaty Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.39
$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$3.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$546
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$1432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$1024
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.21%
8.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1594
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1085
$2909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$25
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.12
$7.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$5.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$6.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$76.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$80.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5538
$10796

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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 Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$816
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$812
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$811
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$810
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$802
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$724
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$671
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$811
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$804
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$813
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$905
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$771
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$748
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$580
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$803
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$816
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$812
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$877
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$705
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$811
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$875
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$797
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$472
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$785
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$776
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$795
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$813
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$753
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$817
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$708
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$697
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1900
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$992
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$801
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$813
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$667
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$801
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$673
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$729
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$427