Almaty vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$499
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
50
96
😀 Quality of life
65
74
🏙️ Population
1.92M
13M

The cost of living in Almaty is 12% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6015th and 5091st ($941 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Russia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 4176th and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Moscow

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Almaty Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$11652

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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

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541