Kazakhstan vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazakhstan Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$794
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1720
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$308
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$595
$698
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.2
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$709
💸 GDP per capita
$13137
$12986
😃 Human freedom index
6.4
5.63
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
34
🌐 English speaking %
15.4%
15%
🎓 Higher education
51
77
😀 Quality of life
47
53
🏙️ Population
19M
85.4M

The average cost of living in Kazakhstan ($672) is 15% less expensive than in Turkey ($794). Kazakhstan ranked 149th vs 125th for Turkey 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 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 85th and 73rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kazakhstan vs Turkey

We calculate prices for Kazakhstan and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 128 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 Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.19
$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.84
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.3
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.88%
33.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$1761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.82
$6.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.43
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.85
$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$40.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$6.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7123
$8293

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In Kazakhstan

City Cost of living Population
Almaty
$941
1.92M
Nur-Sultan
$780
1.08M
Shymkent
$596
1.19M
Oskemen
$550
333K
Semey
$605
350K
Atyrau
$567
295K
Karaganda
$534
516K
Pavlodar
$556
367K
Oral
$530
237K
Petropavl
$575
222K
Kostanay
$782
217K
Aktobe
$533
388K
Taraz
$461
358K
Temirtau
$615
185K
Kyzylorda
$533
242K
Ekibastuz
$520
160K
Kokshetau
$630
139K
Aktau
$585
183K
Turkistan
$532
165K
Zhanaozen
$582
113K
Kaskelen
$838
58.4K
Jezkazgan
$508
86.2K
Kulsary
$567
53.7K
Kapchagay
$791
61.8K
Taldiqorgan
$570
162K
Balkhash
$628
78K
Aksu
$556
69.4K
Satbayev
$524
61.9K
Kentau
$519
81.5K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1125
15.5M
Ankara
$907
5.8M
Urfa
$567
1.99M
Izmir
$892
2.95M
Bursa
$789
2.9M
Konya
$674
2.23M
Adana
$705
1.77M
Antalya
$963
2.43M
Diyarbakir
$640
1.73M
Kocaeli
$695
1.85M
Gaziantep
$473
1.68M
Samsun
$820
1.37M
Kayseri
$656
1.39M
Balikesir
$584
1.25M
Denizli
$508
1.03M
Mersin
$789
1.04M
Eskisehir
$716
871K
Trabzon
$708
824K
Erzurum
$512
768K
Malatya
$570
426K
Elazig
$622
422K
Kahramanmaras
$604
444K
Van
$552
1.13M
Manisa
$612
420K
Antakya
$450
378K
Tarsus
$689
347K
Izmit
$652
376K
Sivas
$1003
365K
Adiyaman
$651
267K
Corlu
$694
294K