Kazakhstan vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazakhstan Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$725
$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1854
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$340
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$642
$660
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$513
$823
💸 GDP per capita
$11492
$15787
😃 Human freedom index
6.4
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
73
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
46
🌐 English speaking %
15.4%
31%
🎓 Higher education
51
73
😀 Quality of life
46
62
🏙️ Population
19M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Kazakhstan ($725) is 12% less expensive than in Romania ($821). Kazakhstan ranked 130th vs 106th for Romania 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 months in Romania. Ranked 95th and 53rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kazakhstan vs Romania

We calculate prices for Kazakhstan and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.65
$8.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.2
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.89
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$756
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$530
$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.4%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$2022
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$19.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.47
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$8.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.14
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$7.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.7
$6.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$211
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9126
$7145

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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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$961
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$988
287K
Timisoara
$807
251K
Iasi
$839
272K
Brasov
$928
238K
Constanta
$962
264K
Craiova
$813
234K
Ploiesti
$868
181K
Galati
$743
218K
Oradea
$820
183K
Sibiu
$800
134K
Braila
$639
155K
Arad
$678
145K
Bacau
$670
136K
Pitesti
$758
141K
Buzau
$758
103K
Targu Mures
$678
116K
Bistrita
$654
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$595
93.2K
Botosani
$758
90K
Baia Mare
$619
109K
Suceava
$704
84.3K
Focsani
$748
66.6K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
79.9K
Satu Mare
$623
91.5K
Targoviste
$702
67K
Voluntari
$846
47.4K
Resita
$673
58.4K
Alba Iulia
$599
64.2K
Slatina
$610
63.5K