Almaty vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$585
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$1990
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
24
😀 Quality of life
64
79
🏙️ Population
1.92M
579K

The cost of living in Almaty is 27% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4975th and 3666th ($1051 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 1.4 months in Malaga. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 4635th and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$3.74
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$11601

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457