Almaty vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$585
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$833
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
50
98
😀 Quality of life
64
71
🏙️ Population
1.92M
12.3M

The cost of living in Almaty is 63% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4975th and 7238th ($1051 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 185th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 4635th and 2438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$3.53
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$11975

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575