Almaty vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$1841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$4103
🏠 One person rent
$464
$1100
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$1762
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$452
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$2025
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
98
😀 Quality of life
66
87
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.7M

The cost of living in Almaty is 52% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 6143rd and 2276th ($881 vs $1841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kazakhstan and Spain, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.1 months in Barcelona. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 4016th and 270th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Barcelona

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Almaty Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$4.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$1176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$2073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1446
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$5914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$8.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$635
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$13290

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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

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$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522