Japan vs Kazakhstan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Kazakhstan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1097
$725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2818
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$496
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$967
$642
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2172
$513
💸 GDP per capita
$33824
$11492
😃 Human freedom index
8.4
6.4
❤️ Life expectancy
84.4
70.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
39
🌐 English speaking %
15%
15.4%
🎓 Higher education
98
51
😀 Quality of life
91
46
🏙️ Population
125M
19M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1097) is 51% more expensive than in Kazakhstan ($725). Japan ranked 67th vs 130th 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 2 months in Japan compared to 0.7 months in Kazakhstan. Ranked 14th and 95th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Japan vs Kazakhstan

We calculate prices for Japan and Kazakhstan as a population-weighted mean of 907 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.

Japan Kazakhstan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.35
$8.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$3.07
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$530
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
15.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4271
$1296
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
$931
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.4
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$5.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$7.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.28
$7.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.7
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.3
$5.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
$77
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.1
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11309
$9126

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1556
14M
Yokohama
$1329
3.76M
Osaka
$1116
2.75M
Nagoya
$1196
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1101
1.54M
Kobe
$1076
1.52M
Sapporo
$1173
1.96M
Sendai
$1026
1.06M
Fukuoka
$1054
1.6M
Hiroshima
$954
1.2M
Saitama
$1063
1.33M
Kyoto
$1026
1.46M
Yokosuka
$1136
390K
Sakai
$1103
824K
Chiba
$1161
975K
Sagamihara
$1020
726K
Kitakyushu
$963
935K
Hachioji
$1117
576K
Kagoshima
$999
594K
Kumamoto
$886
738K
Kawaguchi
$1052
593K
Amagasaki
$1058
459K
Utsunomiya
$998
518K
Niigata
$1056
791K
Funabashi
$1224
641K
Kashiwa
$1136
428K
Hamamatsu
$1033
788K
Shizuoka
$980
686K
Himeji
$1132
528K
Kurashiki
$1004
475K

In Kazakhstan

City Cost of living Population
Almaty
$1051
1.92M
Nur-Sultan
$814
1.08M
Shymkent
$651
1.19M
Oskemen
$551
333K
Atyrau
$601
295K
Semey
$637
350K
Pavlodar
$628
361K
Karaganda
$550
498K
Aktobe
$559
388K
Oral
$526
236K
Petropavl
$605
222K
Kyzylorda
$640
242K
Taraz
$479
358K
Ekibastuz
$669
160K
Aktau
$627
183K
Temirtau
$628
185K
Kokshetau
$660
139K
Kostanay
$734
217K
Turkistan
$582
165K
Zhanaozen
$622
113K
Jezkazgan
$579
86.2K
Kaskelen
$935
58.4K
Kapchagay
$878
61.8K
Kulsary
$604
53.7K
Aksu
$620
69.4K
Balkhash
$641
78K
Satbayev
$598
61.9K
Taldiqorgan
$593
130K
Kentau
$564
81.5K