Australia vs Kazakhstan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Kazakhstan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2425
$690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5719
$1667
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$325
🏘️ Family rent
$2426
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4122
$624
💸 GDP per capita
$64604
$14155
😃 Human freedom index
8.79
6.38
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
74.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
38
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
15.4%
🎓 Higher education
98
50
😀 Quality of life
96
55
🏙️ Population
27.2M
20.6M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2425) is 251% more expensive than in Kazakhstan ($690). Australia ranked 12th vs 151st for Kazakhstan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Australia compared to 0.9 months in Kazakhstan. Ranked 4th and 81st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Kazakhstan

We calculate prices for Australia and Kazakhstan as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 29 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Kazakhstan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$7.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.46
 Cappuccino
$3.96
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1653
$381
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2074
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.88%
19.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8768
$1209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.04
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$6.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.46
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.5
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.52
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22
$5.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.8
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2052
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19056
$7032

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Cities Comparison in Australia vs Kazakhstan

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2496
5.35M
Sydney
$2844
5.45M
Brisbane
$2269
2.71M
Perth
$2448
2.14M
Adelaide
$2338
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2528
608K
Canberra
$2223
381K
Wollongong
$1695
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1835
284K
Ipswich
$1813
233K
Hobart
$2308
197K
Townsville
$1839
174K
Geelong
$2217
180K
Darwin
$1861
140K
Newcastle
$1997
153K
Cairns
$1695
147K
Ballarat
$1604
116K
Bunbury
$1838
75.2K
Bendigo
$1487
103K
Toowoomba
$1766
108K
Launceston
$1753
80.9K
Melton
$1906
76.3K
Rockhampton
$1635
63.2K
Hervey Bay
$1864
57.7K
Tarneit
$1822
56.4K
Blacktown
$1710
51K
Orange
$1477
41.2K
Bundaberg
$1727
70.5K
Gladstone
$1640
34.7K
Wagga Wagga
$1583
49.7K

In Kazakhstan

City Cost of living Population
Almaty
$974
2.23M
Nur-Sultan
$732
1.08M
Shymkent
$562
1.19M
Aktobe
$579
388K
Karaganda
$550
516K
Oskemen
$595
333K
Semey
$553
350K
Oral
$604
236K
Pavlodar
$576
333K
Taraz
$477
418K
Atyrau
$750
295K
Kostanay
$690
259K
Petropavl
$564
223K
Kyzylorda
$484
271K
Taldiqorgan
$738
162K
Temirtau
$530
185K
Ekibastuz
$570
160K
Aktau
$598
183K
Kokshetau
$747
139K
Turkistan
$521
165K
Zhanaozen
$613
113K
Jezkazgan
$517
86.2K
Balkhash
$661
78K
Aksu
$571
69.4K
Kapchagay
$842
61.8K
Kaskelen
$866
58.4K
Kentau
$505
72.6K
Satbayev
$530
61.9K
Kulsary
$690
53.7K