almost as cheap as vs almost cheaper than

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Almost as cheap as' is commonly used to compare two things that are very close in price, emphasizing the similarity. 'Almost cheaper than' can also be correct but is less common and may sound a bit awkward. It is used to compare prices when one is slightly lower than the other.

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almost as cheap as

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to compare two things that are very close in price.

This phrase is used to compare prices when the difference is minimal, emphasizing the similarity in cost between the two items.

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You almost got a cheap haircut.
You're almost dead in a cheap motel. That's what you were.
Twice as cheap as a hotel.
As cheap as I work, he cannot lose.
Fine. But I hope you work as cheap as your girlfriend looks in that outfit.
That means there's no way it should be selling as cheap as $200 an ounce.
A good body with a dull brain is as cheap as life itself.
A smile is as cheap as that gear head Tram, think of you and me in Fiji with all the money we'll have from this job...
The basic motivation for potential oil transport by sea will be wrecks that are as cheap as possible.
However, the draftsman strongly believes that any system introduced should be as unbureaucratic, as easy to implement and as cheap as possible.
You know, start-up costs, equipment rentals, it's not as cheap as I thought it would be.
I've never had anyone make me feel as cheap as you did today.
At a few drops of women's rheum, which are as cheap as lies, he sold the blood and labor of our great action.
At a few drops of women's rheum, which are as cheap as lies, he sold the blood and labor of our great action.
She also pleaded for cross-border transfers to be as costly or as cheap as domestic transfers.
I'm not as cheap as you!
Cigarettes in Spain, for example, are five times as cheap as in Denmark, and rolling tobacco much cheaper than in the United Kingdom.
Competition for the lowest price in the food market is fierce in Germany. Feed for intensive livestock farming is therefore intended to be as cheap as possible.
If the electronic exchange of data is to be effective, reliable and as cheap as possible, it is essential that holders of waste (exporters and importers) should be required to operate only one data interface for exchanges of data with their competent authorities.
I give it to you as cheap as the next.

Alternatives:

nearly as cheap as
practically as cheap as
virtually as cheap as
just as cheap as
close to being as cheap as

almost cheaper than

This phrase can be correct but is less common and may sound a bit awkward. It is used to compare prices when one is slightly lower than the other.

This phrase is used to compare prices when one item is slightly less expensive than another, indicating a small price difference.

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Built on the Isle of Man in the early '60s, the P50 was said to be almost cheaper than walking.
But it almost would've been cheaper to build a time machine and go back to before the office got blown up.
It has the great advantage of being almost unknown to tourists, there is none of the impudent extortion which ruffles our tempers nearer home and it is, after all, cheaper than Scotland'.Please, those of you from Scotland, do not be angry with me.
I guess murder's cheaper than divorce.
Man: Nothing's cheaper than sentiment.
Again, much cheaper than buying the fuel.
Cheaper than yesterday, but more expensive than last week.
Cheaper than your little trip to Nevada.
You know, it's cheaper than a flight ticket.
They have generic beer there. It's cheaper than water.
It's cheaper than a plane.
It's cheaper than craft world.
Well, maybe it's cheaper than we think.
Still cheaper than a Pepco bill.
And this wine is cheaper than my press-on nails.
It's cheaper than a divorce lawyer.
Might be cheaper than the one in the basement.
Some things are much cheaper than they look.
It's a lot cheaper than ordering a new one.
Brown lives are cheaper than white ones.

Alternatives:

nearly cheaper than
practically cheaper than
virtually cheaper than
just cheaper than
close to being cheaper than

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