Cost of living comparison
Almaty is 35.4% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Almaty instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Almaty
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.75
|
$9.11
KZT4,068.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.02
|
$6.83
KZT3,051.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.02
|
$0.97
KZT432.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$0.50
KZT222.51
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Almaty
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$0.59
KZT265.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.94
|
$5.16
KZT2,305.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.58
|
$5.26
KZT2,351.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$1.83
KZT819.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$2.49
KZT1,111.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.61
KZT273.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.95
KZT424.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.07
KZT476.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.97
KZT434.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.25
KZT113.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.22
KZT97.42
|
|
pay 64.7% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Almaty
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.66
|
$1.98
KZT883.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.37
|
$16.39
KZT7,323.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,050.49
|
$23,907.67
KZT10,679,890.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.19
|
$6.60
KZT2,949.68
|
|
pay 60.0% less for housing
Ireland
|
Almaty
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.34
|
$13.36
KZT5,966.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,280.66
|
$763.37
KZT341,007.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,076.65
|
$540.04
KZT241,242.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.78
|
$51.94
KZT23,200.59
|
|
pay 14.2% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Almaty
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,014.62
|
$290.03
KZT129,561.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,879.71
|
$10,850.24
KZT4,846,954.08
|
|
pay 53.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Almaty
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.54
|
$1.28
KZT569.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$2.59
KZT1,157.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.18
|
$1.83
KZT818.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.73
|
$50.89
KZT22,732.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.25
|
$5.69
KZT2,542.83
|
|
pay 28.7% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Almaty
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.99
|
$97.57
KZT43,583.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.19
|
$47.82
KZT21,359.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.68
|
$128.24
KZT57,288.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.79
|
$128.93
KZT57,592.81
|
|
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