Japan vs Kazakhstan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Kazakhstan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1160
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2959
$1720
🏠 One person rent
$528
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1024
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$33.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2197
$511
💸 GDP per capita
$33834
$13137
😃 Human freedom index
8.4
6.4
❤️ Life expectancy
84
74.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
39
🌐 English speaking %
15%
15.4%
🎓 Higher education
98
51
😀 Quality of life
89
47
🏙️ Population
125M
19M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1160) is 73% more expensive than in Kazakhstan ($672). Japan ranked 65th 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 1.9 months in Japan compared to 0.8 months in Kazakhstan. Ranked 16th and 85th 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
$6.89
$8.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.4
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$1.36
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$531
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
16.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5404
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3197
$862
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.6
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$5.82
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$6.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.1
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.4
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11669
$7123

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1641
14.3M
Yokohama
$1385
3.76M
Osaka
$1212
2.75M
Nagoya
$1248
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1187
1.54M
Sapporo
$1268
1.96M
Kyoto
$1210
1.46M
Kobe
$1119
1.52M
Sendai
$1111
1.06M
Saitama
$1038
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1162
1.6M
Sakai
$1174
824K
Hiroshima
$1003
1.2M
Yokosuka
$1153
390K
Sagamihara
$1060
726K
Chiba
$1244
975K
Kitakyushu
$1044
935K
Kagoshima
$1092
594K
Hachioji
$1252
576K
Kumamoto
$970
738K
Wakayama
$1226
353K
Amagasaki
$1132
456K
Kawaguchi
$1056
594K
Utsunomiya
$1048
518K
Niigata
$1108
791K
Shizuoka
$991
686K
Hamamatsu
$1046
788K
Funabashi
$1145
641K
Himeji
$1212
528K
Kurashiki
$1103
475K

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