Almaty vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$974
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2342
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$524
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$910
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
68
😀 Quality of life
70
68
🏙️ Population
2.23M
12.6M

The cost of living in Almaty is 91% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5852nd and 8643rd ($974 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 4192nd and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Zhengzhou

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Almaty Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.79
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.64
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1161
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1912
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1177
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.91
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.34
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11415
$21713

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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556