Japan vs Kazakhstan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Kazakhstan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1131
$690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2766
$1667
🏠 One person rent
$508
$325
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1971
$624
💸 GDP per capita
$32487
$14155
😃 Human freedom index
8.6
6.38
❤️ Life expectancy
84
74.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
38
🌐 English speaking %
15%
15.4%
🎓 Higher education
98
50
😀 Quality of life
89
55
🏙️ Population
124M
20.6M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1131) is 64% more expensive than in Kazakhstan ($690). Japan ranked 78th 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 1.7 months in Japan compared to 0.9 months in Kazakhstan. Ranked 20th and 81st 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
$6.55
$7.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.6
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$5.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.46
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$381
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1138
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$682
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.4
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.89%
19.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5340
$1209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2928
$859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.5
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$6.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.07
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.73
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.31
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.8
$5.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.2
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13435
$7032

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1343
3.76M
Osaka
$1274
2.75M
Nagoya
$1196
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1399
1.54M
Sapporo
$1121
1.96M
Hiroshima
$877
1.2M
Kobe
$1103
1.52M
Kyoto
$1128
1.46M
Fukuoka
$1045
1.6M
Saitama
$1073
1.33M
Sagamihara
$992
726K
Sakai
$1127
824K
Chiba
$1263
975K
Shizuoka
$961
686K
Kitakyushu
$1088
935K
Sendai
$1010
1.06M
Hachioji
$1343
576K
Funabashi
$1130
641K
Niigata
$1024
791K
Kawaguchi
$1050
594K
Kumamoto
$957
738K
Hamamatsu
$991
788K
Kagoshima
$991
594K
Machida
$1066
434K
Kashiwa
$1145
428K
Himeji
$1009
528K
Utsunomiya
$1036
518K
Nishinomiya
$1093
487K
Okayama
$910
720K

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