Almaty vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$4219
🏠 One person rent
$499
$1118
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1805
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$2221
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
98
😀 Quality of life
65
88
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.66M

The cost of living in Almaty is 50% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 6015th and 2198th ($941 vs $1887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Kazakhstan and Spain, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.2 months in Barcelona. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 4176th and 238th 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
$8.28
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$4.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$2081
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$6469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$4528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$6.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$65.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$11932

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Cities near Almaty

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581