Cost of living comparison

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Almaty vs. Mumbai Cost of Living Summary

Almaty is 72.1% more expensive than Mumbai.

Restaurants
pay 85.7% more in Almaty
Groceries
pay 46.7% more in Almaty
Transportation
pay 2.0 times more in Almaty
Housing
pay 22.8% more in Almaty
Childcare
pay 2.3 times more in Almaty
Entertainment and Sports
pay 1.5% more in Almaty
Clothing
pay 2.1 times more in Almaty

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and housing in Almaty are more expensive than in Mumbai. Notably, childcare, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Almaty.

Almaty vs. Mumbai Cost Breakdown

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

pay 85.7% more for restaurants

 
Mumbai
Almaty
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.64
₹536.80
$7.33
KZT3,466.57
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.51
₹429.44
$6.41
KZT3,033.25
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.61
₹58.55
$0.93
KZT439.04

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pay 46.7% more for groceries

 
Mumbai
Almaty
Bread
1 loaf
$0.52
₹49.38
$0.53
KZT252.19
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.32
₹315.92
$4.58
KZT2,168.62
Milk (1 gallon) $2.83
₹269.18
$4.84
KZT2,290.99

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

 
Mumbai
Almaty
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.48
₹426.27
$1.81
KZT856.29
Monthly public transit pass $4.51
₹429.44
$18.14
KZT8,579.77
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,913.28
₹2M
$22,900.61
KZT11M

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pay 22.8% more for housing

 
Mumbai
Almaty
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.14
₹870.51
$12.90
KZT6,102.77
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $650.39
₹61,927.46
$645.61
KZT305K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $341.27
₹32,494.43
$437.19
KZT207K

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

 
Mumbai
Almaty
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $124.19
₹11,824.64
$258.77
KZT122K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,907.55
₹372K
$9,972.39
KZT5M

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pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Mumbai
Almaty
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.82
₹268.40
$1.28
KZT606.65
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.55
₹243.26
$2.28
KZT1,076.93
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.89
₹370.39
$1.83
KZT866.64

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

 
Mumbai
Almaty
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$28.65
₹2,728.09
$70.28
KZT33,247.60
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$27.74
₹2,641.69
$40.36
KZT19,093.98
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$49.15
₹4,680.24
$92.56
KZT43,784.34

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2026
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