Cost of living comparison

Kazakhstan

compared to

Japan

Tokyo vs. Almaty Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 99.0% more expensive than Almaty.

Restaurants: pay 14.3% more in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 76.2% more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 17.2% less in Tokyo

The cost of groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and restaurants in Tokyo are more expensive than in Almaty. Notably, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Tokyo.

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Tokyo vs. Almaty Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Almaty, you would:

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pay 14.3% more for restaurants

	Almaty	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.33 KZT3,459.35	$8.02 ¥1,303	+9.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.41 KZT3,026.93	$5.01 ¥814	-21.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KZT438.12	$1.16 ¥189	+25.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 KZT275.51	$0.84 ¥137	+44.3%
Average			+14.3%

Almaty vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Almaty	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.53 KZT251.66	$1.55 ¥252	+191.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.58 KZT2,164.10	$7.21 ¥1,171	+57.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.84 KZT2,286.21	$5.71 ¥928	+18.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.66 KZT785.12	$2.33 ¥379	+40.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 KZT908.98	$3.52 ¥572	+82.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 KZT277.43	$2.38 ¥386	+304.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 KZT390.49	$1.18 ¥191	+42.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT386.77	$2.48 ¥402	+202.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 KZT396.42	$2.64 ¥429	+214.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 KZT128.59	$1.43 ¥232	+424.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 KZT85.07	$1.48 ¥241	+722.3%
Average			+209.1%

Almaty vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Almaty	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.81 KZT854.51	$4.50 ¥731	+148.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.14 KZT8,561.89	$73.51 ¥11,941	+305.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,900.61 KZT11M	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-2.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.01 KZT3,308.00	$30.07 ¥4,885	+329.1%
Average			+195.1%

Almaty vs. Tokyo - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Almaty	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.90 KZT6,090.05	$33.44 ¥5,433	+159.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.61 KZT305K	$1,071.65 ¥174K	+66.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.19 KZT206K	$642.24 ¥104K	+46.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.67 KZT24,861.89	$122.16 ¥19,845	+132.0%
Average			+101.0%

Almaty vs. Tokyo - Cost of housing

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pay 76.2% more for childcare

	Almaty	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$258.77 KZT122K	$519.69 ¥84,421	+100.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,972.39 KZT5M	$15,131.74 ¥2M	+51.7%
Average			+76.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Almaty	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 KZT605.39	$4.01 ¥651	+212.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 KZT1,074.69	$3.43 ¥557	+50.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 KZT864.84	$4.01 ¥651	+118.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KZT22,814.37	$68.19 ¥11,077	+41.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 KZT2,421.54	$12.70 ¥2,063	+147.5%
Average			+114.2%

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pay 17.2% less for clothing

	Almaty	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.28 KZT33,178.30	$56.84 ¥9,233	-19.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.36 KZT19,054.18	$40.48 ¥6,576	+0.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.56 KZT43,693.07	$62.67 ¥10,181	-32.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.97 KZT51,913.51	$90.37 ¥14,681	-17.8%
Average			-17.2%

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