Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.5 times more expensive than Almaty.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Almaty, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Almaty
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.11
KZT4,002.87
|
$18.07
£14.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
KZT3,002.16
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KZT425.65
|
$2.14
£1.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KZT218.92
|
$1.52
£1.22
|
|
pay 66.7% more for groceries
Almaty
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
KZT261.33
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.16
KZT2,268.57
|
$4.24
£3.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
KZT2,313.52
|
$5.75
£4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
KZT806.10
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
KZT1,093.69
|
$3.66
£2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
KZT269.31
|
$1.20
£0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
KZT417.75
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
KZT468.70
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT427.28
|
$1.40
£1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
KZT111.30
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
KZT95.85
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Almaty
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.98
KZT868.79
|
$7.22
£5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.39
KZT7,205.17
|
$94.64
£75.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,907.67
KZT10,507,546.41
|
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.60
KZT2,902.08
|
$16.98
£13.56
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Almaty
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
KZT5,869.74
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$763.37
KZT335,504.11
|
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$540.04
KZT237,349.95
|
$974.65
£778.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.94
KZT22,826.19
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Almaty
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.03
KZT127,471.17
|
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,850.24
KZT4,768,737.36
|
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Almaty
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
KZT560.40
|
$5.42
£4.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
KZT1,139.05
|
$3.93
£3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
KZT805.58
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.89
KZT22,366.06
|
$43.82
£34.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.69
KZT2,501.80
|
$12.87
£10.28
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Almaty
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.57
KZT42,880.43
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.82
KZT21,015.09
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$128.24
KZT56,363.52
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.93
KZT56,663.42
|
$94.66
£75.59
|
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