Kazakhstan vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazakhstan Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$644
$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1549
$2190
🏠 One person rent
$303
$465
🏘️ Family rent
$507
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$39
$59.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$593
$772
💸 GDP per capita
$14005
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
6.38
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
22
🌐 English speaking %
15.4%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
50
85
😀 Quality of life
53
49
🏙️ Population
20.6M
144M

The average cost of living in Kazakhstan ($644) is 29% less expensive than in Russia ($902). Kazakhstan ranked 157th vs 109th 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 0.9 months in Kazakhstan compared to 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 81st and 93rd 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
$7.22
$9.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$1218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$442
$701
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.63%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1092
$3624
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$2019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$5.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.44
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$9.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.86
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.31
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.1
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.45
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.5
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.12
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6061
$9820

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In Kazakhstan

City Cost of living Population
Almaty
$884
2.23M
Shymkent
$525
1.19M
Nur-Sultan
$729
1.08M
Aktobe
$519
388K
Oskemen
$548
333K
Semey
$510
350K
Karaganda
$575
516K
Oral
$548
236K
Pavlodar
$530
333K
Taraz
$445
418K
Atyrau
$689
295K
Kostanay
$681
259K
Petropavl
$520
223K
Kyzylorda
$446
271K
Taldiqorgan
$678
162K
Ekibastuz
$522
160K
Temirtau
$486
185K
Aktau
$552
183K
Kokshetau
$685
139K
Turkistan
$480
165K
Zhanaozen
$564
113K
Kentau
$468
81.5K
Jezkazgan
$495
86.2K
Aksu
$529
69.4K
Balkhash
$618
78K
Kaskelen
$787
58.4K
Kapchagay
$762
61.8K
Satbayev
$506
61.9K
Kulsary
$632
53.7K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1438
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$971
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$813
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$962
1.47M
Kazan
$868
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$851
1.14M
Krasnodar
$828
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1.2M
Ufa
$802
1.14M
Krasnoyarsk
$837
1.09M
Omsk
$786
1.1M
Perm
$714
1.03M
Samara
$796
1.15M
Chelyabinsk
$829
1.18M
Voronezh
$707
1.04M
Tyumen
$909
872K
Khabarovsk
$830
616K
Saratov
$783
838K
Izhevsk
$635
616K
Vladivostok
$824
592K
Balashikha
$898
530K
Yaroslavl
$672
567K
Volgograd
$667
1.01M
Irkutsk
$735
606K
Tula
$837
467K
Ulyanovsk
$641
613K
Tolyatti
$686
663K
Ryazan
$692
519K
Orenburg
$695
537K
Kemerovo
$708
543K