France vs Kazakhstan - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Kazakhstan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1737
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$1745
🏠 One person rent
$904
$338
🏘️ Family rent
$1549
$571
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2922
$700
💸 GDP per capita
$46103
$14155
😃 Human freedom index
8.18
6.38
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
74.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
38
🌐 English speaking %
23.7%
15.4%
🎓 Higher education
86
50
😀 Quality of life
86
55
🏙️ Population
68.6M
20.6M

The average cost of living in France ($1737) is 141% more expensive than in Kazakhstan ($721). France ranked 28th 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 1.7 months in France compared to 1 months in Kazakhstan. Ranked 24th and 78th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in France vs Kazakhstan

We calculate prices for France and Kazakhstan as a population-weighted mean of 151 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.

France Kazakhstan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$8.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$6.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$1.54
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$895
$401
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$700
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1771
$755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1432
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$60.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.2
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
18.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6560
$1301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4599
$906
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.24
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.8
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.2
$7.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.58
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$8.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.25
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$5.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$916
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14620
$7623

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2460
2.1M
Marseille
$1759
886K
Lyon
$1747
519K
Toulouse
$1709
515K
Nice
$1901
358K
Nantes
$1579
328K
Montpellier
$1644
310K
Strasbourg
$1658
294K
Bordeaux
$1789
268K
Lille
$1658
238K
Rennes
$1500
231K
Villeurbanne
$1652
164K
Aix-en-Provence
$1853
150K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
119K
Amiens
$1350
136K
Grenoble
$1560
156K
Le Mans
$1339
146K
Angers
$1637
159K
Toulon
$1530
179K
Metz
$1591
123K
Le Havre
$1247
167K
Saint-Etienne
$1251
173K
Orleans
$1356
116K
Saint-Denis
$1918
115K
Brest
$1208
142K
Dijon
$1490
162K
Reims
$1553
178K
Nimes
$1440
152K
Argenteuil
$1935
106K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1427
146K

In Kazakhstan

City Cost of living Population
Almaty
$1014
2.23M
Nur-Sultan
$823
1.08M
Shymkent
$587
1.19M
Taraz
$488
418K
Karaganda
$571
516K
Semey
$559
350K
Oskemen
$602
333K
Oral
$620
236K
Pavlodar
$585
333K
Atyrau
$764
323K
Aktobe
$606
388K
Kyzylorda
$492
271K
Kostanay
$702
259K
Petropavl
$575
223K
Taldiqorgan
$764
162K
Turkistan
$549
165K
Temirtau
$545
185K
Ekibastuz
$595
160K
Aktau
$611
183K
Kokshetau
$763
139K
Zhanaozen
$624
113K
Jezkazgan
$548
86.2K
Balkhash
$687
78K
Kentau
$535
72.6K
Kapchagay
$876
61.8K
Aksu
$586
69.4K
Kaskelen
$899
58.4K
Satbayev
$558
61.9K
Kulsary
$702
53.7K