cost
Cost of Living Index
Almaty
70.7
city
Astana
57.1
city
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
Almaty wins on 15 of 26 metrics compared to Astana.
cost
Almaty
70.7
city
Astana
57.1
city
safety
Almaty
79
city
Astana
86
city
housing
Almaty
$2,042
city
Astana
$2,485
city
jobs
Almaty
$4,031/mo
city
Astana
$2,879/mo
city
health
Almaty
86.2
city
Astana
83.9
city
environment
Almaty
31.0 ug/m3
city
Astana
15.9 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Almaty
111 Mbps
city
Astana
72 Mbps
city
demographics
Almaty
0.8%
city
Astana
2.2%
city
economy
Almaty
$2,110/mo
city
Astana
$4,406/mo
city
economy
Almaty
9.6%
city
Astana
4.8%
city
education
Almaty
79.6
city
Astana
84.2
city
environment
Almaty
61.2
city
Astana
68.8
city
environment
Almaty
21.9 ug/m3
city
Astana
26.2 ug/m3
city
health
Almaty
17.8%
city
Astana
17.0%
city
health
Almaty
73.4 years
city
Astana
73.1 years
city
housing
Almaty
$2,354/mo
city
Astana
$3,132/mo
city
housing
Almaty
$15,002/sqm
city
Astana
$18,284/sqm
city
housing
Almaty
10.7x
city
Astana
12.4x
city
jobs
Almaty
10.9%
city
Astana
10.7%
city
quality
Almaty
6.2
city
Astana
7.1
city
religion
Almaty
75.9%
city
Astana
43.1%
city
religion
Almaty
45.5%
city
Astana
43.5%
city
religion
Almaty
28.1%
city
Astana
23.7%
city
safety
Almaty
11.4 per 100k
city
Astana
19.2 per 100k
city
safety
Almaty
41.1 per 100k
city
Astana
58.6 per 100k
city
transport
Almaty
85.1
city
Astana
80.8
city