Kazakhstan vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazakhstan Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1674
$2111
🏠 One person rent
$305
$410
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$730
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$718
💸 GDP per capita
$12919
$13106
😃 Human freedom index
6.38
5.28
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
34
🌐 English speaking %
15.4%
15%
🎓 Higher education
52
77
😀 Quality of life
48
52
🏙️ Population
20.1M
85.4M

The average cost of living in Kazakhstan ($662) is 21% less expensive than in Turkey ($837). Kazakhstan ranked 149th vs 111th 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 83rd and 74th 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
$7.66
$7.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$7.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.03
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$37.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.4
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.3%
36.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1723
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$820
$1016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.29
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.43
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$9.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.83
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.52
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.41
$6.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7307
$9817

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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
$881
2.23M
Nur-Sultan
$770
1.08M
Shymkent
$569
1.19M
Oskemen
$571
333K
Semey
$549
350K
Karaganda
$604
516K
Pavlodar
$558
367K
Atyrau
$603
295K
Kostanay
$710
217K
Petropavl
$557
222K
Aktobe
$548
388K
Taraz
$441
358K
Oral
$549
237K
Temirtau
$626
185K
Ekibastuz
$507
160K
Kyzylorda
$518
242K
Kokshetau
$619
139K
Aktau
$573
183K
Turkistan
$512
165K
Zhanaozen
$576
113K
Kaskelen
$785
58.4K
Jezkazgan
$531
86.2K
Kapchagay
$749
61.8K
Aksu
$553
69.4K
Taldiqorgan
$553
162K
Balkhash
$624
78K
Kentau
$501
81.5K
Satbayev
$542
61.9K
Kulsary
$586
53.7K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1248
15.7M
Ankara
$959
5.8M
Urfa
$614
1.99M
Bursa
$743
2.9M
Izmir
$909
2.95M
Konya
$697
2.23M
Antalya
$928
2.43M
Adana
$712
1.77M
Kocaeli
$718
1.85M
Diyarbakir
$659
1.73M
Gaziantep
$577
1.68M
Samsun
$858
1.37M
Balikesir
$707
1.25M
Kayseri
$672
1.39M
Denizli
$477
1.03M
Mersin
$759
1.04M
Trabzon
$663
824K
Eskisehir
$691
871K
Erzurum
$562
768K
Malatya
$544
426K
Manisa
$638
420K
Kahramanmaras
$557
444K
Elazig
$492
422K
Van
$615
1.13M
Izmit
$1113
376K
Tarsus
$688
347K
Corlu
$690
294K
Antakya
$598
378K
Adiyaman
$644
267K
Sivas
$948
365K