Cost of Living Comparison Between Oral and Almaty Cost of Living Comparison Between Oral and Almaty

🙂 Solo nomad: Oral is 16.2% cheaper than Almaty without rent, and 29.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Oral is 11.8% cheaper than Almaty without rent, and 33.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.13 ₸3,645

$7.72 ₸3,948

-7.64%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.02 ₸15.3K

$39.19 ₸20K

-23.40%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.48 ₸3,826

$6.76 ₸3,456

10.65%

Cappuccino

$1.67 ₸854

$2.33 ₸1,194

-28.33%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.91 ₸464

$0.91 ₸466

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.56 ₸289

$0.58 ₸295

-3.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.75 ₸383

$1.39 ₸712

-46.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.74 ₸890

$2.9 ₸1,482

-40.00%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 ₸635

$1.3 ₸666

-4.62%

White Bread (500g)

$0.38 ₸194

$0.59 ₸304

-35.59%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.43 ₸733

$1.56 ₸795

-8.33%

Eggs

$1.28 ₸657

$1.72 ₸880

-25.58%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.76 ₸3,969

$9.65 ₸4,932

-19.59%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.82 ₸1,951

$4.53 ₸2,316

-15.67%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.89 ₸5,059

$7.56 ₸3,864

30.82%

Apples (1kg)

$1.1 ₸563

$1.41 ₸720

-21.99%

Banana (1kg)

$1.79 ₸914

$1.87 ₸959

-4.28%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.1 ₸1,072

$1.87 ₸957

12.30%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.91 ₸1,489

$2 ₸1,025

45.50%

Potato (1kg)

$0.37 ₸191

$0.58 ₸298

-36.21%

Onion (1kg)

$0.31 ₸159

$0.4 ₸204

-22.50%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.62 ₸319

$1.24 ₸633

-50.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.95 ₸487

$0.7 ₸358

35.71%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.88 ₸961

$1.99 ₸1,019

-5.53%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.62 ₸3,387

$7.27 ₸3,717

-8.94%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.61 ₸312

$0.84 ₸432

-27.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.53 ₸783

$2.15 ₸1,100

-28.84%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.17 ₸87.4

$0.24 ₸123

-29.17%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.14 ₸9,276

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.61 ₸314

$1.2 ₸614

-49.17%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.63 ₸322

$0.66 ₸336

-4.55%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.71 ₸2,411

$4.6 ₸2,355

2.39%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 ₸233

$0.48 ₸247

-4.17%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$20K ₸10.2M

$23.5K ₸12M

-15.06%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$24.4K ₸12.5M

$27K ₸13.8M

-9.57%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$75 ₸38.3K

$62.4 ₸31.9K

20.21%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$7.63 ₸3,901

$8.78 ₸4,488

-13.10%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.56 ₸6,421

$13.74 ₸7,026

-8.59%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$67.8 ₸34.7K

$48.46 ₸24.8K

39.83%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.75 ₸11.1K

Cinema Ticket

$2.96 ₸1,514

$5.14 ₸2,626

-42.41%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$209 ₸106.6K

$266 ₸136K

-21.61%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,790 ₸2.4M

$12.6K ₸6.5M

-62.10%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.25 ₸15K

$85.5 ₸43.7K

-65.78%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.72 ₸17.8K

$44.28 ₸22.6K

-21.59%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87.3 ₸44.6K

$98.5 ₸50.4K

-11.39%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$78.6 ₸40.2K

$121 ₸61.7K

-34.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$248 ₸127K

$661 ₸338.1K

-62.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$190 ₸97.2K

$423 ₸216.1K

-55.03%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$400 ₸204.6K

$1,156 ₸590.9K

-65.37%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$276 ₸141.1K

$768 ₸392.5K

-64.05%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$996 ₸509.3K

$1,665 ₸851.2K

-40.17%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$748 ₸382.4K

$1,081 ₸553K

-30.85%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$362 ₸185.3K

$654 ₸334.2K

-44.54%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

18.39

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Oral: October 27, 2025

Last update for Almaty: October 26, 2025

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