Kazakhstan vs Saudi Arabia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazakhstan Saudi Arabia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$1259
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$2869
🏠 One person rent
$338
$653
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$1020
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$328
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$700
$1834
💸 GDP per capita
$14155
$35122
😃 Human freedom index
6.38
4.97
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
78.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
57
🌐 English speaking %
15.4%
55%
🎓 Higher education
50
80
😀 Quality of life
55
67
🏙️ Population
20.6M
35.3M

The average cost of living in Kazakhstan ($721) is 43% less expensive than in Saudi Arabia ($1259). Kazakhstan ranked 149th vs 58th for Saudi Arabia 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 1.5 months in Saudi Arabia. Ranked 78th and 58th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kazakhstan vs Saudi Arabia

We calculate prices for Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 22 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 Saudi Arabia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.36
$6.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.28
$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.78
 Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1339
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$57.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$88.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.83%
5.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$2688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$906
$1469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.06
$17.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.36
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$8.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$5.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$3.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$87.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.4
$6.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7623
$10085

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Cities Comparison in Kazakhstan vs Saudi Arabia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Saudi Arabia

City Cost of living Population
Riyadh
$1628
7.01M
Jeddah
$1210
4.7M
Mecca
$1031
2.43M
Medina
$1164
1.41M
Dammam
$1059
903K
Tabuk
$1036
886K
Qatif
$778
625K
Yanbu
$791
299K
Unaizah
$938
250K
Jubail
$917
379K
Abha
$871
236K
Dhahran
$965
138K
Ha'il
$738
311K
Al-Mubarraz
$821
299K
Sakakah
$753
150K
Ar Rass
$834
92.5K
Bareq
$873
75.4K
Najran
$864
72K
Dumat al-Jandal
$771
45.3K
Bisha
$890
31.5K
Al Wajh
$919
30.5K
As Sulayyil
$993
8.21K