Kazakhstan vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazakhstan Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$644
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1549
$4888
🏠 One person rent
$303
$1205
🏘️ Family rent
$507
$1971
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$728
🚐 Transport expenses
$39
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$593
$3812
💸 GDP per capita
$14005
$86810
😃 Human freedom index
6.38
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
81
🌐 English speaking %
15.4%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
50
94
😀 Quality of life
53
92
🏙️ Population
20.6M
5.57M

The average cost of living in Kazakhstan ($644) is 71% less expensive than in Norway ($2219). Kazakhstan ranked 157th 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 0.9 months in Kazakhstan compared to 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 81st and 9th 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
$7.22
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$99.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$10.7
 Cappuccino
$1.97
$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$2053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$442
$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$58.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.63%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1092
$7350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$5516
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.44
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$4.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.86
$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.31
$8.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.1
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.45
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.5
$51.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.12
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6061
$11184

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Kazakhstan

City Cost of living Population
Almaty
$884
2.23M
Shymkent
$525
1.19M
Nur-Sultan
$729
1.08M
Aktobe
$519
388K
Oskemen
$548
333K
Semey
$510
350K
Karaganda
$575
516K
Oral
$548
236K
Pavlodar
$530
333K
Taraz
$445
418K
Atyrau
$689
295K
Kostanay
$681
259K
Petropavl
$520
223K
Kyzylorda
$446
271K
Taldiqorgan
$678
162K
Ekibastuz
$522
160K
Temirtau
$486
185K
Aktau
$552
183K
Kokshetau
$685
139K
Turkistan
$480
165K
Zhanaozen
$564
113K
Kentau
$468
81.5K
Jezkazgan
$495
86.2K
Aksu
$529
69.4K
Balkhash
$618
78K
Kaskelen
$787
58.4K
Kapchagay
$762
61.8K
Satbayev
$506
61.9K
Kulsary
$632
53.7K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2721
709K
Bergen
$2242
291K
Trondheim
$2284
192K
Baerum
$2058
132K
Stavanger
$2341
150K
Asker
$2180
100K
Drammen
$1741
105K
Lillestrom
$2155
95.8K
Sandnes
$2004
84.9K
Tromso
$2388
79.4K
Fredrikstad
$2181
85.9K
Tonsberg
$1976
59.8K
Kristiansand
$1497
64.9K
Moss
$1949
52.6K
Sarpsborg
$1895
60.1K
Alesund
$1797
52.2K
Skien
$1882
56.9K
Sandefjord
$1997
45.5K
Karmoy
$1616
43.7K
Arendal
$1830
37.8K
Bodo
$1878
42.4K
Porsgrunn
$1818
37.3K
Hamar
$1971
28.5K
Molde
$1986
33.2K
Halden
$1761
32K
Gjovik
$2041
31.2K
Kongsberg
$1978
29K
Kristiansund
$1887
24.6K
Larvik
$1830
26.7K
Jessheim
$2131
23K