Cost of living comparison

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Lisbon vs. Almaty Cost of Living Summary

Lisbon is 57.8% more expensive than Almaty.

Restaurants
pay 34.3% more in Lisbon
Groceries
pay 22.1% more in Lisbon
Transportation
pay 2.2 times more in Lisbon
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Lisbon
Childcare
pay 43.6% more in Lisbon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.1% more in Lisbon
Clothing
pay 10.5% less in Lisbon

The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Lisbon are more expensive than in Almaty. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Lisbon.

Lisbon vs. Almaty Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lisbon instead of Almaty, you would:

pay 34.3% more for restaurants

 
Almaty
Lisbon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.42
KZT6,082.92
$16.80
€14.95
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.95
KZT4,055.28
$11.20
€9.97
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.36
KZT615.44
$2.30
€2.05

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pay 22.1% more for groceries

 
Almaty
Lisbon
Bread
1 loaf
$0.94
KZT425.21
$1.87
€1.67
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.46
KZT2,925.52
$6.43
€5.72
Milk (1 gallon) $6.48
KZT2,938.79
$4.34
€3.87

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
Almaty
Lisbon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.64
KZT1,198.22
$8.43
€7.50
Monthly public transit pass $22.15
KZT10,036.82
$44.79
€39.86
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,370.46
KZT10M
$33,640.22
€29,941.00

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Almaty
Lisbon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$18.11
KZT8,207.89
$32.72
€29.12
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $802.28
KZT364K
$1,595.62
€1,420.16
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $513.47
KZT233K
$1,189.97
€1,059.12

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pay 43.6% more for childcare

 
Almaty
Lisbon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $456.34
KZT207K
$678.84
€604.19
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,216.13
KZT6M
$16,935.72
€15,073.40

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pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Almaty
Lisbon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.24
KZT1,470.04
$3.36
€2.99
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.30
KZT1,497.69
$3.03
€2.69
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.63
KZT1,191.24
$6.72
€5.98

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pay 10.5% less for clothing

 
Almaty
Lisbon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$96.07
KZT43,537.96
$102.78
€91.47
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.45
KZT21,502.09
$45.72
€40.69
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$145.68
KZT66,021.45
$99.13
€88.23

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