Almaty vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$974
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2342
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$524
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$910
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$939
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
52
48
😀 Quality of life
70
63
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.47M

The cost of living in Almaty is 7% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 5852nd and 5278th ($974 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kazakhstan and Russia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 4192nd and 5513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Yekaterinburg

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Almaty Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.79
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.64
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1161
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1912
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1177
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.91
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.34
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11415
$7937

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$866
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$842
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$503
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$757
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$580
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$621
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$564
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$575
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$533
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$565
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$661
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$575
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$477
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$557
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$447
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$556
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$561
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$653
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$679
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$562
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$619
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$736
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$537
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$592
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$600
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$827
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$609
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$505
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$590
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$487
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$635
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$585
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$521
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$573
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$694

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688