Almaty vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$477
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$1016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
52
98
😀 Quality of life
70
74
🏙️ Population
2.23M
12.3M

The cost of living in Almaty is 38% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6307th and 7501st ($884 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th 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 1.6 months in Wuhan. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 4103rd and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.96
🥤 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
$588
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$7838

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571