Kazakhstan vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazakhstan Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$690
$397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1667
$943
🏠 One person rent
$325
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$546
$244
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$624
$139
💸 GDP per capita
$14155
$1479
😃 Human freedom index
6.38
5.26
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
67.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
28
🌐 English speaking %
15.4%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
50
60
😀 Quality of life
55
30
🏙️ Population
20.6M
251M

The average cost of living in Kazakhstan ($690) is 74% more expensive than in Pakistan ($397). Kazakhstan ranked 151st vs 196th for Pakistan 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 Pakistan. Ranked 81st and 155th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kazakhstan vs Pakistan

We calculate prices for Kazakhstan and Pakistan as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 36 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 Pakistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.79
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.93
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.53
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$66.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$64.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$98.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.02%
14.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1209
$828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$7.65
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.64
$5.28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.48
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$6.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$4.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$2.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$2.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.67
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.54
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$46.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7032
$1616

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Cities Comparison in Kazakhstan vs Pakistan

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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 Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$434
14.9M
Lahore
$432
11.1M
Faisalabad
$348
3.2M
Rawalpindi
$427
2.1M
Gujranwala
$308
2.03M
Multan
$417
1.87M
Peshawar
$323
1.97M
Hyderabad
$365
1.73M
Islamabad
$464
1.01M
Quetta
$298
1M
Bahawalpur
$298
762K
Sialkot
$308
592K
Sargodha
$381
660K
Sheikhupura
$379
473K
Sukkur
$343
500K
Larkana
$337
491K
Mardan
$370
368K
Gujrat
$330
391K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
399K
Jhang
$302
414K
Wah
$360
259K
Mingora
$369
280K
Chiniot
$378
478K
Kamoke
$326
231K
Nawabshah
$326
263K
Mirpur Khas
$392
237K
Okara
$315
232K
Kohat
$379
171K
Sahiwal
$318
248K
Jacobabad
$327
201K