Kazakhstan vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazakhstan Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$3189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1588
$7787
🏠 One person rent
$305
$1815
🏘️ Family rent
$515
$3127
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$959
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.3
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$495
$6892
💸 GDP per capita
$14005
$104K
😃 Human freedom index
6.38
9.14
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
84.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
81
🌐 English speaking %
15.4%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
52
99
😀 Quality of life
48
100
🏙️ Population
20.1M
8.9M

The average cost of living in Kazakhstan ($653) is 80% less expensive than in Switzerland ($3189). Kazakhstan ranked 157th vs 5th for Switzerland 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 2.2 months in Switzerland. Ranked 86th and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kazakhstan vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for Kazakhstan and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 50 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.1
$31.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.61
$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$9.18
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$6.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$5.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$1886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$1521
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$3602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$2857
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.4
$58.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.31%
2.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1094
$17668
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$7883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$4.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.92
$41.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.44
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$23.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$28.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$48.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.76
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.93
$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.44
$19.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$4.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$4.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$94.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.69
$24.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.2
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.41
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$133
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$161
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$185
$2632
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7068
$22061

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In Kazakhstan

City Cost of living Population
Almaty
$885
2.23M
Nur-Sultan
$738
1.08M
Shymkent
$544
1.19M
Oskemen
$553
333K
Semey
$533
350K
Karaganda
$582
516K
Pavlodar
$548
333K
Aktobe
$532
388K
Kostanay
$728
259K
Atyrau
$625
295K
Taraz
$450
418K
Oral
$545
236K
Kyzylorda
$462
271K
Kokshetau
$703
139K
Temirtau
$501
185K
Aktau
$572
183K
Petropavl
$543
223K
Turkistan
$492
165K
Taldiqorgan
$696
162K
Ekibastuz
$532
160K
Zhanaozen
$575
113K
Aksu
$545
69.4K
Jezkazgan
$506
86.2K
Kaskelen
$789
58.4K
Kapchagay
$765
61.8K
Balkhash
$632
78K
Kentau
$483
81.5K
Satbayev
$516
61.9K
Kulsary
$599
53.7K

In Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3640
449K
Geneva
$3565
207K
Basel
$3001
176K
Lausanne
$3027
144K
Bern
$2842
137K
Winterthur
$3340
119K
St. Gallen
$2693
78.2K
Lucerne
$3283
85.5K
Biel/Bienne
$2605
55.9K
Lugano
$2706
63.5K
Koniz
$2864
43K
Thun
$2739
43.9K
Schaffhausen
$2759
38.7K
Bellinzona
$3209
43.8K
Uster
$3364
36.8K
Chur
$2613
35.4K
Neuchatel
$2756
33.5K
Vernier
$3358
34.8K
Lancy
$3293
31.9K
Altstetten
$3368
36.3K
Fribourg
$2791
38.7K
Sion
$2246
34.7K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$3171
30.2K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2587
37.2K
Emmen
$3233
29.3K
Dubendorf
$3373
28K
Kriens
$3256
27K
Montreux
$3439
26K
Rapperswil-Jona
$3234
27K
Dietikon
$3286
26.9K