Kazakhstan vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazakhstan Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1674
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$305
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$777
💸 GDP per capita
$12919
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
6.38
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
22
🌐 English speaking %
15.4%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
52
85
😀 Quality of life
48
45
🏙️ Population
20.1M
146M

The average cost of living in Kazakhstan ($662) is 14% less expensive than in Russia ($770). Kazakhstan ranked 149th vs 127th 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 83rd and 94th 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
$7.66
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.4
$7.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.3%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$2953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$820
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.29
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.43
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$8.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$8.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.83
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.52
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.41
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$66.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7307
$6824

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Cities Comparison in Kazakhstan vs Russia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Kazakhstan

City Cost of living Population
Almaty
$881
2.23M
Nur-Sultan
$770
1.08M
Shymkent
$569
1.19M
Oskemen
$571
333K
Semey
$549
350K
Karaganda
$604
516K
Pavlodar
$558
367K
Atyrau
$603
295K
Kostanay
$710
217K
Petropavl
$557
222K
Aktobe
$548
388K
Taraz
$441
358K
Oral
$549
237K
Temirtau
$626
185K
Ekibastuz
$507
160K
Kyzylorda
$518
242K
Kokshetau
$619
139K
Aktau
$573
183K
Turkistan
$512
165K
Zhanaozen
$576
113K
Kaskelen
$785
58.4K
Jezkazgan
$531
86.2K
Kapchagay
$749
61.8K
Aksu
$553
69.4K
Taldiqorgan
$553
162K
Balkhash
$624
78K
Kentau
$501
81.5K
Satbayev
$542
61.9K
Kulsary
$586
53.7K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1244
13.1M
Saint Petersburg
$974
5.6M
Yekaterinburg
$765
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$698
1.63M
Kazan
$734
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$692
1.09M
Rostov-on-Don
$683
1.14M
Krasnodar
$676
1.14M
Omsk
$631
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$617
1.18M
Ufa
$672
1.13M
Perm
$595
1.03M
Samara
$656
1.16M
Tyumen
$765
861K
Voronezh
$448
1.05M
Khabarovsk
$826
616K
Saratov
$555
838K
Volgograd
$569
1M
Vladivostok
$833
592K
Irkutsk
$770
624K
Tolyatti
$612
668K
Balashikha
$676
530K
Surgut
$654
396K
Penza
$524
488K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
544K
Izhevsk
$637
619K
Kemerovo
$569
545K
Tomsk
$565
545K
Yaroslavl
$523
567K