Kazakhstan vs Kenya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazakhstan Kenya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$690
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1667
$1780
🏠 One person rent
$325
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$546
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$624
$269
💸 GDP per capita
$14155
$2132
😃 Human freedom index
6.38
6.59
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
30
🌐 English speaking %
15.4%
78.7%
🎓 Higher education
50
67
😀 Quality of life
55
40
🏙️ Population
20.6M
56.4M

The average cost of living in Kazakhstan ($690) is 3% less expensive than in Kenya ($712). Kazakhstan ranked 151st vs 149th for Kenya in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kazakhstan compared to 0.4 months in Kenya. Ranked 81st and 131st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kazakhstan vs Kenya

We calculate prices for Kazakhstan and Kenya as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 10 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.

Kazakhstan Kenya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.79
$4.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.93
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$41.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.02%
14.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1209
$2038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.64
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.48
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$5.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$2.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.67
$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.54
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$18.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$53.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7032
$8144

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Cities Comparison in Kazakhstan vs Kenya

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$797
5.55M
Mombasa
$604
1.21M
Nakuru
$508
308K
Eldoret
$520
289K
Kisumu
$533
398K
Thika
$455
279K
Machakos
$419
114K
Malindi
$553
120K
Mumias
$505
100K
Meru
$542
42.7K