Cost of Living in
Kazakhstan

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$706	$1932
Without rent	$389	$938
Rent & Utilities	$261.64	$525.93
Food	$253	$623
Transport	$30.64	$82.27
Monthly salary after tax	$510.22
Human freedom index	5.63
Life expectancy	83.39
English speaking %	14.15%
Population	18.3M

The cost of living in Kazakhstan is $706, which is 1.48 times less expensive than the world average. Kazakhstan is ranked 136th out of 208 countries by cost of living .

The average salary after taxes in Kazakhstan is $510.22, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months.

Kazakhstan

We calculate prices for Kazakhstan as a population-weighted mean of 124 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$706	136 / 208
Without rent	$389	141 / 208
Rent & Utilities	$261.64	164 / 208
Food	$253	140 / 208
Transport	$30.64	187 / 208

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	358.81$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	215.23$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	770.5$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	495.67$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	26.81$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	47.22$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	11.05$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.17$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	933$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	724$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	8.43$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	36.33$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	6.05$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.43$
Cappuccino	1.6$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.98$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.2$
Monthly ticket local transport	13.63$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	5.62$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.45$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	0.88$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	0.52$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.42$
Eggs, x12	1.29$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	8.24$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.63$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	6.3$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.18$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.82$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.04$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.58$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.51$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.49$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.42$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.28$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	6.15$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	0.97$
Cigarette pack	2.03$
Cold medicince, 1 week	5.17$
Hair Shampoo	2.72$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	0.9$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	1.45$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	42.36$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	4.43$
Doctor's visit	12.64$
Haircut, simple	5.79$
Brand Jeans	63.87$
Brand Sneakers	103.64$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	218.06$
International Primary School, 1 year	6378$

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living in Cities by population

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Almaty Region	$1115
2	East Kazakhstan	$1031
3	Saryarka	$1002
4	Mangystau	$977
5	Abai	$895
6	Nur-Sultan	$883
7	Zhambyl	$876
8	Kapchagay	$859
9	Torgay	$843
10	Kostanay Province	$788
11	Almaty	$786
12	Kostanay (Kazakhstan)	$779
13	Qusmuryn Province	$773
14	Almaty Province	$768
15	Ulytau	$758
16	Kaskelen	$717
17	Balkhash	$711
18	Novoishimskiy	$690
19	Taldiqorgan	$669
20	Mangystau Province	$667
21	Bayanaul	$666
22	Otyrar	$660
23	Mangystau Region	$652
24	Oskemen	$633
25	Kyzylorda	$632
26	Aqsu Province	$628
27	Kentau	$617
28	Temirtau	$614
29	Kokshetau	$610
30	Karaganda	$608
31	Satbayev	$600
32	Andirbor	$599
33	Petropavl	$597
34	Qarqaraly	$596
35	Mangghystau	$595
36	Kulsary	$595
37	Ulutau	$593
38	Aqtobe	$588
39	Aktau	$583
40	Pavlodar	$575
41	Qaraghandy	$573
42	Kyzylorda Province	$570
43	Jezkazgan	$560
44	Shongzhy	$551
45	North Kazakhstan	$542
46	Semey	$532
47	Qashyr	$531
48	Shymkent	$529
49	Aktobe	$519
50	Bayghanin	$514
51	Oral	$512
52	Atyrau	$509
53	Qazaly	$492
54	Akmola	$491
55	Chapaev	$491
56	Aksu	$486
57	Aqmola	$479
58	Ereymentau	$476
59	Tyndin	$472
60	Zhanaozen	$471
61	Turkestan	$463
62	Derbyshek	$446
63	Qyzylorda	$446
64	Soran	$444
65	East Kazakhstan Province	$443
66	West Kazakhstan Province	$441
67	Turkistan	$431
68	West Kazakhstan	$425
69	Sharbaqty	$425
70	Ekibastuz	$423
71	Qostanay	$422
72	Taraz	$401
73	Jambyl	$347
74	Monaco	$7654
75	Santa Barbara Province	$3469
76	Singapore	$3385
77	Neuchatel	$3164
78	Ile-de-France	$2736
79	Zurich	$2715
80	California	$2710
81	Queretaro	$2187
82	United States	$2149
83	Baden-Wurttemberg	$2044
84	Aland	$2038
85	Ostergotland	$1978
86	Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur	$1921
87	Hoki	$1897
88	Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	$1891
89	Liege	$1878
90	Plzen	$1831
91	South Pyongan	$1816
92	Hokkaido	$1802
93	Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro	$1703
94	Nampo	$1690
95	Jonkoping	$1661
96	Rikuchu	$1633
97	Sancti Spiritus	$1578
98	Caceres	$1564
99	Holguin	$1508
100	Usti nad Labem	$1462
101	Cadiz	$1459
102	Orebro	$1456
103	Kavala	$1444
104	Limon	$1428
105	Al Bahah	$1394
106	Colon (Panama)	$1391
107	Zlin	$1388
108	Vastmanland	$1381
109	Omi	$1355
110	Tacuarembo	$1343
111	Siauliai County	$1329
112	Ahuachapan	$1327
113	Shimosa	$1324
114	Ciego de Avila	$1316
115	Tokai	$1300
116	Xanthi	$1280
117	Dembeni	$1275
118	Panama	$1271
119	Bayamon	$1269
120	Paysandu	$1264
121	Usulutan	$1259
122	Zilina	$1252
123	Hyuga	$1251
124	Guantanamo	$1238
125	Panama	$1234
126	Ioannina	$1231
127	Igdir	$1230
128	Panama Oeste	$1230
129	San-Pedro	$1203
130	Klaipeda	$1201
131	Tillaberi	$1200
132	Etchu	$1194
133	Vlore	$1194
134	Constanta	$1189
135	Kai	$1170
136	Pinar del Rio	$1161
137	Riga Planning Region	$1154
138	Camaguey	$1149
139	San Pedro de Macoris	$1138
140	Lodz	$1132
141	Chania	$1130
142	Causeni	$1128
143	Presov	$1128
144	Calarasi (Moldova)	$1117
145	Kermanshah	$1116
146	Franche-Comte	$1113
147	Yoro	$1112
148	Tekirdag	$1111
149	Zambezia	$1107
150	Bahia	$1102
151	Setubal	$1097
152	Drama	$1085
153	Kastoria	$1081
154	Suo	$1080
155	Balikesir	$1075
156	Thies	$1074
157	Trencin	$1063
158	Serres	$1060
159	Dubasari	$1050
160	Rethymno	$1045
161	Equateur	$1036
162	Espirito Santo	$1034
163	Suchitepequez	$1030
164	Haut-Uele	$1027
165	Gabu	$1019
166	Straseni	$1015
167	Brasov	$1014
168	Goias	$1013
169	Boke	$1007
170	Mexico	$1007
171	Totomi	$995
172	Siauliai	$994
173	Colon (Cuba)	$992
174	Banska Bystrica	$983
175	Panevezys	$969
176	Iasi	$963
177	Sao Paulo	$961
178	Kozuke	$956
179	Klaipeda County	$952
180	Izmir	$949
181	Osumi	$945
182	Kutahya	$934
183	Quilpue	$930
184	Hradec Kralove	$929
185	Kasai	$920
186	Kasai-Oriental	$919
187	Gueckedou	$918
188	Michoacan	$908
189	Eskisehir	$906
190	Extreme-Nord	$900
191	Solola	$897
192	Timis	$890
193	Bafata	$878
194	Kahramanmaras	$878
195	Usak	$877
196	Guatemala	$876
197	Uige	$872
198	Dien Bien	$871
199	Estado de Mexico	$864
200	Yucatan	$864
201	Durres	$856
202	Guaira	$856
203	Municipality of Chisinau	$854
204	Diyarbakir	$850
205	Cotui	$846
206	Ceara	$845
207	Francisco Morazan	$845
208	Botosani	$841
209	Esteli	$838
210	Buzau	$834
211	Botosani	$829
212	Forecariah	$826
213	Kirikkale	$816
214	Maan	$816
215	San Luis Potosi	$814
216	Boyaca	$812
217	Tucuman	$812
218	Caras-Severin	$810
219	Neuquen	$806
220	Bekes	$799
221	Hoki Province	$787
222	Adiyaman	$779
223	Arges	$779
224	Neamt	$777
225	Raska	$771
226	Atlantico	$768
227	Marijampole	$762
228	Para	$756
229	Gyor-Moson-Sopron	$755
230	Ialomita	$751
231	Veszprem	$751
232	Wasit	$751
233	Huila	$747
234	Sirvan	$747
235	Canakkale	$743
236	Aydin	$733
237	Elazig	$730
238	Chisinau	$726
239	Nuevo Leon	$720
240	Shkoder	$718
241	Korce	$710
242	Khuzestan	$708
243	Copiapo	$705
244	Bazega	$694
245	Curico	$692
246	Hamadan	$689
247	Mures	$683
248	Passore	$680
249	Braila	$675
250	Oueme	$671
251	Bistrita-Nasaud	$669
252	Iasi	$668
253	Djibouti	$666
254	Rezekne	$664
255	Laayoune	$660
256	Nghe An	$657
257	Awash	$655
258	Elazig	$650
259	Leon (Nicaragua)	$648
260	Gilan	$644
261	Meknes	$634
262	Mures	$633
263	Khenifra	$631
264	Tuyen Quang	$628
265	Bacau	$624
266	Paraguari	$622
267	Caras-Severin	$620
268	Piaui	$620
269	Binh Phuoc	$612
270	Osh	$608
271	Chuy Province	$607
272	Vinh Long	$607
273	Anse-a-Veau	$604
274	Dambovita	$604
275	Medias	$602
276	Koulpelogo	$595
277	Anosy	$594
278	Rio San Juan	$590
279	Bac Lieu	$587
280	Ninh Thuan	$585
281	Setif	$582
282	Duzce	$573
283	Ain Beida	$572
284	North Ossetia-Alania	$572
285	Agri	$569
286	Maramures	$569
287	Al Mahwit	$568
288	Hau Giang	$567
289	Dak Lak	$566
290	Al Hoceima	$562
291	Nis	$561
292	Sidi Bel Abbes	$553
293	Cadiz	$542
294	Valcea	$542
295	Kelaat Sraghna	$539
296	Bac Giang	$536
297	Soc Trang	$535
298	Miragoane	$533
299	Bechar	$531
300	Menaka	$525
301	Ba Ria-Vung Tau	$522
302	Karbala	$522
303	Lere	$516
304	Stavropol	$514
305	Yen Bai	$513
306	Kirklareli	$512
307	Hajjah	$507
308	Son La	$502
309	San Andres	$500
310	Inezgane-Ait Melloul	$498
311	Sadah	$495
312	Dhaka	$489
313	Sale	$489
314	Corum	$484
315	Concepcion (Paraguay)	$482
316	Binh Dinh	$480
317	Oulmes	$480
318	Caaguazu	$478
319	Arta	$476
320	Dong Nai	$473
321	Lang Son	$470
322	Salar	$470
323	Kenitra	$467
324	Quang Tri	$466
325	Ayni	$465
326	Dong Thap	$463
327	Narino	$462
328	Maharashtra	$461
329	Quang Ninh	$453
330	Nam Dinh	$448
331	Ain Temouchent	$444
332	Thanh Hoa	$444
333	Sanaa	$443
334	MSila	$441
335	Binh Duong	$438
336	Homs	$436
337	Khemisset	$435
338	Medenine	$433
339	Ca Mau	$431
340	Kebili	$431
341	Thua Thien Hue	$431
342	Beni Mellal-Khenifra	$429
343	Ain Defla	$426
344	Mazandaran	$426
345	Binh Thuan	$424
346	Tamba	$423
347	Jaen (Peru)	$422
348	Tetouan	$414
349	Al Bayda	$412
350	Ysyk-Kol	$411
351	Tebessa	$409
352	Bejaia	$405
353	Misratah	$399
354	Baghlan	$398
355	El Kelaa des Sraghna	$398
356	Daharia	$393
357	Al Bayda	$390
358	San Joaquin	$389
359	Tay Ninh	$389
360	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$384
361	Kien Giang	$381
362	Saida	$381
363	Gabes	$377
364	Kosice	$372
365	Sabha	$365
366	Bihar	$363
367	Kien Giang	$363
368	Quang Nam	$363
369	Samana	$360
370	Medea	$333
371	Ben Tre	$324
372	Naama	$302