Almaty vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$4478
🏠 One person rent
$464
$1024
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$1880
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$2931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
96
😀 Quality of life
66
89
🏙️ Population
2.23M
196K

The cost of living in Almaty is 51% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 6143rd and 2354th ($881 vs $1816) 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 0.8 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 4016th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Brussels

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Almaty Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$5.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$973
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$770
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$4675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$4207
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$8.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$94.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$975
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$19505

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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 Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1685
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1626
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1556
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1594
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1541
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1607
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1585
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1536
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1599
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1560
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1663
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1683
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1446
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1492
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1537
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1523
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1461
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1530
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1362
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1509
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1475
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1578
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1613
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1488
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1640