Almaty vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$1879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$531
$949
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$1652
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$3784
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
46
😀 Quality of life
70
92
🏙️ Population
2.23M
675K

The cost of living in Almaty is 46% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 5468th and 2470th ($1014 vs $1879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 2 months in Gothenburg. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 3901st and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Gothenburg

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Almaty Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$1735
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$6539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$20.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$4650

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423