Almaty vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$2113
🏠 One person rent
$464
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
51
37
😀 Quality of life
66
43
🏙️ Population
2.23M
6.98M

The cost of living in Almaty is 15% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 6143rd and 6602nd ($881 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 4016th and 6725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Zhanjiang

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Almaty Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$9.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$5384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$4.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$9.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$18959

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Distance City Cost of living
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$785
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$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
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$756
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$761
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$650
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$642
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$771
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$877
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$573
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$702
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$823
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$812
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$803
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$549
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$793
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$598
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$804
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$569
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$461
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$763
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$564
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1588
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$582
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$653
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$579
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$774
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$758
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$794
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$591
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$656
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$916
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2737
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2432
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$554
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$513
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$755
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$496
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$513
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$522
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$575