Almaty vs Yerevan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Yerevan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2651
🏠 One person rent
$585
$702
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1164
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$40.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$572
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
50
😀 Quality of life
64
64
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.08M

The cost of living in Almaty is 11% less expensive than in Yerevan. Cities ranked 4975th and 4468th ($1051 vs $1187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Armenia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Armenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.5 months in Yerevan. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Yerevan ranked 1st in Armenia, while ranked 4635th and 4769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Yerevan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$855
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$1531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$2948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$1398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$9.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$4.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$67.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$7342

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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
14 km or 8.7 mi Abovyan
$968
16 km or 10 mi Ashtarak
$691
20 km or 13 mi Masis
$990
40 km or 25 mi Armavir
$861
50 km or 31 mi Igdir
$516
70 km or 44 mi Vanadzor
$690
76 km or 47 mi Spitak
$778
79 km or 49 mi Dogubayazit
$517
88 km or 55 mi Gyumri
$597
126 km or 79 mi Caldiran
$519
129 km or 80 mi Kars
$521
135 km or 84 mi Agri
$522
148 km or 92 mi Marneuli
$833
149 km or 93 mi Gardabani
$734
156 km or 97 mi Rustavi
$645
166 km or 103 mi Ganja
$475
170 km or 106 mi Tbilisi
$1085
172 km or 107 mi Goris
$884
185 km or 115 mi Khoy
$386
196 km or 122 mi Kapan
$878
203 km or 126 mi Gori
$618
209 km or 130 mi Van
$499
215 km or 134 mi Khashuri
$750
222 km or 138 mi Barda
$419
224 km or 139 mi Marand
$719
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
251 km or 156 mi Shaki
$546
268 km or 167 mi Oguz
$561
276 km or 171 mi Kutaisi
$732
277 km or 172 mi Erzurum
$542
279 km or 173 mi Tabriz
$1148
286 km or 178 mi Bitlis
$561
290 km or 180 mi Ahar
$772
291 km or 181 mi Batumi
$893
297 km or 185 mi Urmia
$461
298 km or 185 mi Hakkari
$535
305 km or 190 mi Mus
$571
309 km or 192 mi Senaki
$848
315 km or 196 mi Vladikavkaz
$510
342 km or 212 mi Siirt
$565