Kazakhstan vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazakhstan Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$2274
🏠 One person rent
$338
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$700
$1051
💸 GDP per capita
$14155
$15893
😃 Human freedom index
6.38
5.1
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
77.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
31
🌐 English speaking %
15.4%
15%
🎓 Higher education
50
77
😀 Quality of life
55
59
🏙️ Population
20.6M
85.5M

The average cost of living in Kazakhstan ($721) is 19% less expensive than in Turkey ($891). Kazakhstan ranked 149th vs 116th 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 1 months in Kazakhstan compared to 1.2 months in Turkey. Ranked 78th 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
$8.36
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.28
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$44.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.83%
41.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$1801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$906
$1046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.06
$7.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.36
$8.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$2.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.4
$6.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7623
$14034

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Cities Comparison in Kazakhstan vs Turkey

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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 Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1328
15.7M
Ankara
$1033
5.8M
Izmir
$1038
4.49M
Bursa
$866
2.9M
Antalya
$994
2.43M
Konya
$740
2.23M
Kocaeli
$824
1.85M
Gaziantep
$549
1.68M
Urfa
$582
1.99M
Diyarbakir
$608
1.73M
Kayseri
$686
1.39M
Adana
$756
1.77M
Samsun
$716
1.37M
Balikesir
$750
1.25M
Denizli
$554
1.03M
Erzurum
$448
768K
Eskisehir
$747
871K
Mersin
$836
1.04M
Trabzon
$732
824K
Van
$580
1.13M
Kahramanmaras
$646
444K
Manisa
$743
420K
Antakya
$594
378K
Izmit
$899
376K
Gebze
$634
412K
Elazig
$565
422K
Alanya
$676
364K
Sivas
$716
365K
Isparta
$506
248K
Afyonkarahisar
$641
300K