Cost of living comparison
Italy is 78.0% more expensive than Almaty.
If you lived in Italy instead of Almaty, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Almaty
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.11
KZT4,002.87
|
$15.81
€14.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
KZT3,002.16
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KZT425.65
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KZT218.92
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
pay 87.4% more for groceries
Almaty
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
KZT261.33
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.16
KZT2,268.57
|
$6.81
€6.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
KZT2,313.52
|
$5.59
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
KZT806.10
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
KZT1,093.69
|
$5.01
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
KZT269.31
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
KZT417.75
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
KZT468.70
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT427.28
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
KZT111.30
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
KZT95.85
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Almaty
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.98
KZT868.79
|
$7.33
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.39
KZT7,205.17
|
$38.24
€35.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,907.67
KZT10,507,546.41
|
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.60
KZT2,902.08
|
$19.55
€18.14
|
|
pay 77.4% more for housing
Almaty
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
KZT5,869.74
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$763.37
KZT335,504.11
|
$660.64
€612.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$540.04
KZT237,349.95
|
$504.89
€468.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.94
KZT22,826.19
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
|
pay 33.8% more for childcare
Almaty
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.03
KZT127,471.17
|
$519.28
€481.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,850.24
KZT4,768,737.36
|
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Almaty
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
KZT560.40
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
KZT1,139.05
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
KZT805.58
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.89
KZT22,366.06
|
$52.41
€48.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.69
KZT2,501.80
|
$9.51
€8.83
|
|
pay 23.8% less for clothing
Almaty
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.57
KZT42,880.43
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.82
KZT21,015.09
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$128.24
KZT56,363.52
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.93
KZT56,663.42
|
$115.51
€107.16
|
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