Canada vs Kazakhstan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Kazakhstan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2076
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$1720
🏠 One person rent
$1239
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2059
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$33.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2944
$511
💸 GDP per capita
$53372
$13137
😃 Human freedom index
8.55
6.4
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
74.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
39
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
15.4%
🎓 Higher education
99
51
😀 Quality of life
88
47
🏙️ Population
37M
19M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2076) is 209% more expensive than in Kazakhstan ($672). Canada ranked 15th vs 149th 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 1.4 months in Canada compared to 0.8 months in Kazakhstan. Ranked 19th and 85th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Kazakhstan

We calculate prices for Canada and Kazakhstan as a population-weighted mean of 153 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.

Canada Kazakhstan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$8.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$1.36
 Cappuccino
$3.92
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1060
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2160
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1790
$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
16.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6407
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4825
$862
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.5
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$5.82
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$6.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.75
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$4.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76
$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$832
$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13109
$7123

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2575
2.79M
Montreal
$1954
1.76M
Calgary
$2149
1.31M
Ottawa
$2236
1.02M
Edmonton
$1785
1.01M
Mississauga
$2472
718K
Vancouver
$2650
662K
Winnipeg
$1754
750K
Brampton
$2127
656K
Hamilton
$2154
569K
Surrey
$2417
568K
Quebec City
$1791
549K
London
$2040
422K
Markham
$2398
339K
Halifax
$2196
440K
Burnaby
$2589
249K
Laval
$1996
438K
Vaughan
$2332
323K
Kitchener
$2144
257K
Gatineau
$1542
291K
Burlington
$2297
187K
Longueuil
$1896
254K
Saskatoon
$1793
266K
Windsor
$1793
230K
Richmond
$2220
210K
Oakville
$2266
214K
Oshawa
$1635
175K
Richmond Hill
$2618
202K
Regina
$1678
226K
Waterloo
$2095
121K

In Kazakhstan

City Cost of living Population
Almaty
$941
1.92M
Nur-Sultan
$780
1.08M
Shymkent
$596
1.19M
Oskemen
$550
333K
Semey
$605
350K
Atyrau
$567
295K
Karaganda
$534
516K
Pavlodar
$556
367K
Oral
$530
237K
Petropavl
$575
222K
Kostanay
$782
217K
Aktobe
$533
388K
Taraz
$461
358K
Temirtau
$615
185K
Kyzylorda
$533
242K
Ekibastuz
$520
160K
Kokshetau
$630
139K
Aktau
$585
183K
Turkistan
$532
165K
Zhanaozen
$582
113K
Kaskelen
$838
58.4K
Jezkazgan
$508
86.2K
Kulsary
$567
53.7K
Kapchagay
$791
61.8K
Taldiqorgan
$570
162K
Balkhash
$628
78K
Aksu
$556
69.4K
Satbayev
$524
61.9K
Kentau
$519
81.5K