Kazakhstan vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazakhstan Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$725
$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1854
$4307
🏠 One person rent
$340
$1035
🏘️ Family rent
$642
$1756
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$513
$3417
💸 GDP per capita
$11492
$106K
😃 Human freedom index
6.4
8.58
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
84
🌐 English speaking %
15.4%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
51
94
😀 Quality of life
46
94
🏙️ Population
19M
5.5M

The average cost of living in Kazakhstan ($725) is 62% less expensive than in Norway ($1924). Kazakhstan ranked 130th vs 17th for Norway in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kazakhstan compared to 1.8 months in Norway. Ranked 95th and 5th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kazakhstan vs Norway

We calculate prices for Kazakhstan and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 33 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 Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.65
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.2
$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.89
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$9.44
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$1082
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$756
$1803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$530
$1439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.4%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$4631
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$3.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.47
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$27.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.14
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$46.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.7
$33.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$211
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9126
$7624

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2197
709K
Bergen
$1991
267K
Trondheim
$1976
195K
Baerum
$1747
130K
Stavanger
$2129
145K
Asker
$2077
97.8K
Drammen
$1626
102K
Lillestrom
$1805
91.5K
Sandnes
$1912
81.3K
Tromso
$2086
77.5K
Fredrikstad
$1936
83.9K
Tonsberg
$1705
57.8K
Kristiansand
$1718
64.1K
Alesund
$1539
52.2K
Skien
$1569
55.5K
Karmoy
$1671
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1471
58.2K
Moss
$1781
50.3K
Sandefjord
$1715
44.4K
Bodo
$1768
41.7K
Arendal
$1575
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1554
36.6K
Halden
$1585
31.4K
Molde
$1928
32K
Gjovik
$1637
30.6K
Hamar
$1767
27.9K
Jessheim
$1747
21.6K
Kongsberg
$1835
27.9K
Kristiansund
$1632
24K
Larvik
$1723
24.6K