Kazakhstan vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kazakhstan Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$2371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$5152
🏠 One person rent
$338
$1291
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$2051
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$772
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$700
$4170
💸 GDP per capita
$14155
$86785
😃 Human freedom index
6.38
8.69
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
81
🌐 English speaking %
15.4%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
50
94
😀 Quality of life
55
95
🏙️ Population
20.6M
5.57M

The average cost of living in Kazakhstan ($721) is 70% less expensive than in Norway ($2371). Kazakhstan ranked 149th vs 14th 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 1 months in Kazakhstan compared to 1.8 months in Norway. Ranked 78th and 7th best countries to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

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
$8.36
$23.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$106
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.28
$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$2.21
$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$4.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$1293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$1019
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$1706
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.83%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$7890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$906
$5324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.06
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$3.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.36
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$3.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$17.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.4
$42.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7623
$11440

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cities Comparison in Kazakhstan vs Norway

More countries to compare

Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Kazakhstan

City Cost of living Population
Almaty
$1014
2.23M
Nur-Sultan
$823
1.08M
Shymkent
$587
1.19M
Taraz
$488
418K
Karaganda
$571
516K
Semey
$559
350K
Oskemen
$602
333K
Oral
$620
236K
Pavlodar
$585
333K
Atyrau
$764
323K
Aktobe
$606
388K
Kyzylorda
$492
271K
Kostanay
$702
259K
Petropavl
$575
223K
Taldiqorgan
$764
162K
Turkistan
$549
165K
Temirtau
$545
185K
Ekibastuz
$595
160K
Aktau
$611
183K
Kokshetau
$763
139K
Zhanaozen
$624
113K
Jezkazgan
$548
86.2K
Balkhash
$687
78K
Kentau
$535
72.6K
Kapchagay
$876
61.8K
Aksu
$586
69.4K
Kaskelen
$899
58.4K
Satbayev
$558
61.9K
Kulsary
$702
53.7K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2839
718K
Bergen
$2336
291K
Trondheim
$2470
199K
Stavanger
$2617
152K
Baerum
$2227
133K
Asker
$2231
102K
Drammen
$1935
106K
Lillestrom
$2384
96.8K
Tromso
$2561
79.9K
Sandnes
$2178
85.8K
Fredrikstad
$2401
86.2K
Kristiansand
$1840
67.9K
Tonsberg
$2071
60.2K
Skien
$1984
56.9K
Moss
$2084
53.2K
Alesund
$2021
52.2K
Sandefjord
$2157
48.8K
Karmoy
$1798
44K
Sarpsborg
$2018
60.6K
Arendal
$1980
37.8K
Bodo
$1993
43.5K
Hamar
$2092
30.5K
Porsgrunn
$2002
37.4K
Molde
$2101
33.3K
Gjovik
$2236
31.4K
Halden
$1855
32.1K
Kongsberg
$2156
29.2K
Jessheim
$2281
25.5K
Kristiansund
$1944
24.5K
Larvik
$2029
27.7K