Kazakhstan vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazakhstan Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1720
$1738
🏠 One person rent
$308
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$595
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.2
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$666
💸 GDP per capita
$13137
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
6.4
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
26
🌐 English speaking %
15.4%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
51
85
😀 Quality of life
47
44
🏙️ Population
19M
146M

The average cost of living in Kazakhstan ($672) is 2% less expensive than in Russia ($687). Kazakhstan ranked 149th vs 143rd for Russia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Kazakhstan compared to 1 months in Russia. Ranked 85th and 91st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kazakhstan vs Russia

We calculate prices for Kazakhstan and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.19
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.93
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$400
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.3
$86.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$6.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.88%
13.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.82
$5.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.43
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.85
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7123
$6416

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Kazakhstan

City Cost of living Population
Almaty
$941
1.92M
Nur-Sultan
$780
1.08M
Shymkent
$596
1.19M
Oskemen
$550
333K
Semey
$605
350K
Atyrau
$567
295K
Karaganda
$534
516K
Pavlodar
$556
367K
Oral
$530
237K
Petropavl
$575
222K
Kostanay
$782
217K
Aktobe
$533
388K
Taraz
$461
358K
Temirtau
$615
185K
Kyzylorda
$533
242K
Ekibastuz
$520
160K
Kokshetau
$630
139K
Aktau
$585
183K
Turkistan
$532
165K
Zhanaozen
$582
113K
Kaskelen
$838
58.4K
Jezkazgan
$508
86.2K
Kulsary
$567
53.7K
Kapchagay
$791
61.8K
Taldiqorgan
$570
162K
Balkhash
$628
78K
Aksu
$556
69.4K
Satbayev
$524
61.9K
Kentau
$519
81.5K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1075
13M
Saint Petersburg
$874
5.38M
Novosibirsk
$649
1.63M
Yekaterinburg
$701
1.47M
Kazan
$654
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1.21M
Rostov-on-Don
$627
1.14M
Krasnodar
$635
1.14M
Ufa
$567
1.13M
Samara
$589
1.16M
Krasnoyarsk
$669
1.09M
Perm
$559
1.03M
Chelyabinsk
$523
1.18M
Tyumen
$698
861K
Omsk
$406
1.11M
Voronezh
$419
1.05M
Volgograd
$523
1M
Khabarovsk
$750
616K
Irkutsk
$741
624K
Vladivostok
$758
592K
Balashikha
$633
530K
Saratov
$518
838K
Surgut
$612
396K
Penza
$514
492K
Kemerovo
$495
557K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
546K
Izhevsk
$620
621K
Yaroslavl
$533
571K
Tomsk
$519
575K
Barnaul
$619
623K