Almaty vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$4780
🏠 One person rent
$499
$1120
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1989
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$598
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$3047
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
96
😀 Quality of life
65
89
🏙️ Population
1.92M
196K

The cost of living in Almaty is 52% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 6015th and 1988th ($941 vs $1958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Belgium, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 4176th and 173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$5.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1032
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$1606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$4722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$4382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$3.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$23380

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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 Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762