Almaty vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$3695
🏠 One person rent
$464
$808
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$1406
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$516
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$3142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
46
😀 Quality of life
66
92
🏙️ Population
2.23M
675K

The cost of living in Almaty is 46% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 6143rd and 2959th ($881 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Kazakhstan and Sweden, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 4016th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$6.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$3664

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1498
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1367
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1284
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1167
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1334
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1235
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1394
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1208
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1373
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1473
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1676
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1333
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1373
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1575
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1310
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1505
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1977
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1500
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1800
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1434
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1297
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1331
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1733
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1864
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1983
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1298
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1828
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1952
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1714
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1140
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1508
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1623
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1279
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1707
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1528
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1631
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2134
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1651
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1251