Kazakhstan vs Moldova - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazakhstan Moldova
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1674
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$305
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$860
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$27.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$530
💸 GDP per capita
$12919
$6729
😃 Human freedom index
6.38
7.43
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
68.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
43
🌐 English speaking %
15.4%
2%
🎓 Higher education
52
45
😀 Quality of life
48
44
🏙️ Population
20.1M
2.6M

The average cost of living in Kazakhstan ($662) is 19% less expensive than in Moldova ($814). Kazakhstan ranked 149th vs 120th for Moldova in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Kazakhstan compared to 0.7 months in Moldova. Ranked 83rd and 95th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kazakhstan vs Moldova

We calculate prices for Kazakhstan and Moldova 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 Moldova
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.5
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.4
$9.76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.3%
9.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$820
$1255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.29
$3.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.43
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.83
$4.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.52
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.41
$3.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$57.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7307
$6331

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Kazakhstan

City Cost of living Population
Almaty
$881
2.23M
Nur-Sultan
$770
1.08M
Shymkent
$569
1.19M
Oskemen
$571
333K
Semey
$549
350K
Karaganda
$604
516K
Pavlodar
$558
367K
Atyrau
$603
295K
Kostanay
$710
217K
Petropavl
$557
222K
Aktobe
$548
388K
Taraz
$441
358K
Oral
$549
237K
Temirtau
$626
185K
Ekibastuz
$507
160K
Kyzylorda
$518
242K
Kokshetau
$619
139K
Aktau
$573
183K
Turkistan
$512
165K
Zhanaozen
$576
113K
Kaskelen
$785
58.4K
Jezkazgan
$531
86.2K
Kapchagay
$749
61.8K
Aksu
$553
69.4K
Taldiqorgan
$553
162K
Balkhash
$624
78K
Kentau
$501
81.5K
Satbayev
$542
61.9K
Kulsary
$586
53.7K

In Moldova

City Cost of living Population
Chisinau
$892
639K
Balti
$876
97.9K
Tiraspol
$517
134K
Bender
$502
76.2K
Ungheni
$1062
30.8K
Dubasari
$780
28.5K
Cahul
$812
30K
Soroca
$863
22.2K
Orhei
$829
21.1K
Comrat
$782
20.1K