Almaty vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$499
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$1781
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
24
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
1.92M
586K

The cost of living in Almaty is 38% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6015th and 3616th ($941 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Kazakhstan and Spain, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 4176th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$14939

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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 Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429