Kazakhstan vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazakhstan Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$338
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$910
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$700
$932
💸 GDP per capita
$14155
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
6.38
4.86
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
22
🌐 English speaking %
15.4%
3.7%
🎓 Higher education
50
85
😀 Quality of life
55
49
🏙️ Population
20.6M
144M

The average cost of living in Kazakhstan ($721) is 30% less expensive than in Russia ($1027). Kazakhstan ranked 149th vs 98th 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 1 months in Kazakhstan compared to 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 78th and 103rd 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
$8.36
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.28
$6.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$9.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.83%
21.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$4391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$906
$2478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.06
$7.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.36
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$5.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$9.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$6.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$24
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.4
$6.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7623
$12853

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Cities Comparison in Kazakhstan vs Russia

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In Kazakhstan

City Cost of living Population
Almaty
$1014
2.23M
Nur-Sultan
$823
1.08M
Shymkent
$587
1.19M
Taraz
$488
418K
Karaganda
$571
516K
Semey
$559
350K
Oskemen
$602
333K
Oral
$620
236K
Pavlodar
$585
333K
Atyrau
$764
323K
Aktobe
$606
388K
Kyzylorda
$492
271K
Kostanay
$702
259K
Petropavl
$575
223K
Taldiqorgan
$764
162K
Turkistan
$549
165K
Temirtau
$545
185K
Ekibastuz
$595
160K
Aktau
$611
183K
Kokshetau
$763
139K
Zhanaozen
$624
113K
Jezkazgan
$548
86.2K
Balkhash
$687
78K
Kentau
$535
72.6K
Kapchagay
$876
61.8K
Aksu
$586
69.4K
Kaskelen
$899
58.4K
Satbayev
$558
61.9K
Kulsary
$702
53.7K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1678
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$1139
5.65M
Yekaterinburg
$1163
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$935
1.64M
Kazan
$981
1.33M
Samara
$845
1.15M
Omsk
$819
1.1M
Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1.2M
Rostov-on-Don
$891
1.14M
Krasnodar
$973
1.15M
Perm
$791
1.03M
Ufa
$913
1.14M
Voronezh
$766
1.04M
Krasnoyarsk
$954
1.09M
Chelyabinsk
$786
1.18M
Tyumen
$1024
872K
Ryazan
$771
519K
Izhevsk
$708
616K
Saratov
$895
838K
Balashikha
$1055
544K
Khabarovsk
$976
616K
Makhachkala
$676
663K
Vladivostok
$947
592K
Yaroslavl
$781
564K
Tomsk
$630
545K
Irkutsk
$778
606K
Volgograd
$685
1.01M
Tula
$974
457K
Kemerovo
$754
543K
Ulyanovsk
$705
613K