Almaty vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$1823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$4155
🏠 One person rent
$477
$902
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$1552
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$3793
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
46
😀 Quality of life
70
94
🏙️ Population
2.23M
675K

The cost of living in Almaty is 52% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 6307th and 2645th ($884 vs $1823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kazakhstan and Sweden, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 4103rd and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$92.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$7.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$955
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$1688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$83.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$6255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$4279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$4093

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1684
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1503
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1444
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1543
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1405
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1542
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1362
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1528
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1529
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1551
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1866
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1502
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1516
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1761
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1485
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1675
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2181
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1977
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1542
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1485
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1482
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1830
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1997
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2280
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1472
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2088
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2184
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1976
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1421
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1658
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1830
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1460
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1949
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1818
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2379
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1882
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1397