Almaty vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$464
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$886
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
51
98
😀 Quality of life
66
70
🏙️ Population
2.23M
12.3M

The cost of living in Almaty is 34% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6143rd and 7163rd ($881 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.4 months in Wuhan. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 4016th and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$8658

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$785
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$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
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$619
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$651
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$660
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$638
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$679
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$635
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$645
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$600
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$615
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$630
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$591
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$589
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$584
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$619
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$613
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$569
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$596
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$637
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$591
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$588
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$549
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$576
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$591
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$577
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$558
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$556
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$664
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$533
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$600
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$604
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$506
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$555
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$637
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$561
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$602
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$586