Almaty vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$464
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
78
😀 Quality of life
66
66
🏙️ Population
2.23M
12.6M

The cost of living in Almaty is 72% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6143rd and 8544th ($881 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 499th 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 33rd in China, while ranked 4016th and 3982nd 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
$7.16
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$19343

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591