Almaty vs Antwerp - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Antwerp
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$3817
🏠 One person rent	$464	$832
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$1320
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$2545
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	51	87
😀 Quality of life	66	89
🏙️ Population	2.23M	529K

The cost of living in Almaty is 46% less expensive than in Antwerp. Cities ranked 6143rd and 2896th ($881 vs $1640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Kazakhstan and Belgium, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.6 months in Antwerp. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Antwerp ranked 2nd in Belgium, while ranked 4016th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Antwerp

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	Almaty	Antwerp
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$88.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$1346
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$4167
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$3351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$12170

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Cities near Almaty

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kaskelen	$785
68 km or 42 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
72 km or 45 mi	Kapchagay	$749
139 km or 86 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 107 mi	Kant	$674
194 km or 121 mi	Bishkek	$713
215 km or 134 mi	Naryn	$637
229 km or 142 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
357 km or 222 mi	Toktogul	$607
360 km or 224 mi	Aksu	$610
363 km or 226 mi	Yining	$543
389 km or 242 mi	Talas	$623
398 km or 247 mi	Artux	$619
413 km or 256 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
427 km or 265 mi	Balkhash	$624
429 km or 267 mi	Kashgar	$634
451 km or 280 mi	Taraz	$441
452 km or 281 mi	Bole	$531
455 km or 283 mi	Osh	$477
471 km or 293 mi	Andijan	$430
472 km or 293 mi	Aral	$601
499 km or 310 mi	Namangan	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Margilan	$591
530 km or 329 mi	Fergana	$626
605 km or 376 mi	Shymkent	$569
631 km or 392 mi	Konibodom	$613
633 km or 393 mi	Chirchiq	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Tacheng	$512
637 km or 396 mi	Wusu	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Kuytun	$571
664 km or 413 mi	Tashkent	$853
670 km or 417 mi	Istiklol	$613
679 km or 422 mi	Kentau	$501
683 km or 424 mi	Ghafurov	$614
684 km or 425 mi	Karamay	$460
685 km or 425 mi	Buston	$615
688 km or 427 mi	Khujand	$623
701 km or 435 mi	Turkistan	$512
731 km or 454 mi	Hotan	$627
742 km or 461 mi	Shihezi	$662

Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1523
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1541
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1556
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1318
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1599
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1362
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1663
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1816
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1542
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1683
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1685
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1486
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2001
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1739
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1618
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1560
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1559
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1515
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1626
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1788