China vs Kazakhstan - Cost of Living Comparison

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China Kazakhstan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$650
$690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$1667
🏠 One person rent
$270
$325
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$624
💸 GDP per capita
$13303
$14155
😃 Human freedom index
4.93
6.38
❤️ Life expectancy
78
74.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
38
🌐 English speaking %
0.7%
15.4%
🎓 Higher education
88
50
😀 Quality of life
52
55
🏙️ Population
1.41B
20.6M

The average cost of living in China ($650) is 6% less expensive than in Kazakhstan ($690). China ranked 162nd 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 1.3 months in China compared to 0.9 months in Kazakhstan. Ranked 85th and 81st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in China vs Kazakhstan

We calculate prices for China and Kazakhstan as a population-weighted mean of 544 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.

China Kazakhstan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$7.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.46
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$381
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
19.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4120
$1209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2333
$859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.3
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.13
$6.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.11
$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.66
$5.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$442
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17761
$7032

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In China

City Cost of living Population
Chongqing
$601
32.1M
Chengdu
$666
20.9M
Shanghai
$1126
24.9M
Shenzhen
$939
17.5M
Beijing
$1044
21.9M
Guangzhou
$782
18.7M
Tianjin
$663
13.9M
Wuhan
$653
12.3M
Suzhou
$782
12.7M
Xi'an
$585
13M
Baoding
$468
11.5M
Hangzhou
$860
11.9M
Qingdao
$649
10.1M
Changsha
$617
10M
Hong Kong
$2674
7.41M
Harbin
$680
10M
Linyi
$530
11M
Hefei
$654
9.37M
Nanjing
$765
9.31M
Jinan
$547
9.2M
Ningbo
$671
9.4M
Zhengzhou
$511
12.6M
Xuzhou
$514
9.08M
Dongguan
$666
10.5M
Nantong
$557
7.73M
Changchun
$588
9.07M
Wenzhou
$763
9.57M
Yantai
$705
7.1M
Shenyang
$575
9.07M
Shijiazhuang
$493
10.6M

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