Almaty vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1143
🏠 One person rent
$499
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$868
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
50
78
😀 Quality of life
65
66
🏙️ Population
1.92M
6.6M

The cost of living in Almaty is 118% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 6015th and 8907th ($941 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Kazakhstan and India, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 2 months in Chennai. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 4176th and 4094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$1425

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287