Kazakhstan vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazakhstan Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$690
$973
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1667
$2438
🏠 One person rent
$325
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$546
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$624
$1159
💸 GDP per capita
$14155
$20080
😃 Human freedom index
6.38
8.06
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
45
🌐 English speaking %
15.4%
31%
🎓 Higher education
50
71
😀 Quality of life
55
71
🏙️ Population
20.6M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Kazakhstan ($690) is 29% less expensive than in Romania ($973). Kazakhstan ranked 151st vs 103rd 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 0.9 months in Kazakhstan compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 81st and 48th 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
$7.79
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$50.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.93
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$99.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$9.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.02%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1209
$2815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$1875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.64
$7.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.48
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$6.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$7.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.67
$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.54
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7032
$10186

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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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1138
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1243
287K
Timisoara
$1029
251K
Iasi
$1042
272K
Brasov
$1150
238K
Constanta
$1132
264K
Craiova
$983
234K
Galati
$950
218K
Ploiesti
$926
181K
Oradea
$894
183K
Sibiu
$840
134K
Braila
$871
155K
Bacau
$773
136K
Targu Mures
$795
116K
Pitesti
$970
141K
Arad
$734
145K
Suceava
$873
120K
Piatra Neamt
$740
79.7K
Buzau
$831
103K
Botosani
$869
90K
Baia Mare
$755
109K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
79.9K
Bistrita
$737
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$826
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$844
73.5K
Satu Mare
$777
91.5K
Vaslui
$871
63K
Alba Iulia
$800
64.2K
Targoviste
$800
67K
Giurgiu
$956
54.6K