Almaty vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$4492
🏠 One person rent
$531
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$2218
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
94
😀 Quality of life
70
87
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.86M

The cost of living in Almaty is 49% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 5468th and 2081st ($1014 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Poland, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 3901st and 335th 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
$8.96
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$15882

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1540
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1227
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1253
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1023
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1162
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1165
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1262
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1222
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1322
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1060
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1024
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$976
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1173
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1137
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1305
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1170
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1260
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1229
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$669
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$925
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1241
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1235
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1170
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1043
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1205
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1215
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$954
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$868
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1102
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1216
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1226
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1010
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1114
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$980
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1105
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$445