Kazakhstan vs United Arab Emirates - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazakhstan United Arab Emirates
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$2124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$4640
🏠 One person rent
$338
$1436
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$2485
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$700
$3341
💸 GDP per capita
$14155
$50274
😃 Human freedom index
6.38
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
69
🌐 English speaking %
15.4%
65%
🎓 Higher education
50
68
😀 Quality of life
55
84
🏙️ Population
20.6M
11M

The average cost of living in Kazakhstan ($721) is 66% less expensive than in the United Arab Emirates ($2124). Kazakhstan ranked 149th vs 17th for the United Arab Emirates 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 1.6 months in the United Arab Emirates. Ranked 78th and 30th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kazakhstan vs the United Arab Emirates

We calculate prices for Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 9 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 United Arab Emirates
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.36
$9.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$57.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.28
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$11.8
 Cappuccino
$2.21
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$1115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$3230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$2498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$91.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.83%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$6089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$906
$4089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.06
$9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.36
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$8.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$7.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$3.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.4
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7623
$13313

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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 the United Arab Emirates

City Cost of living Population
Dubai
$2470
3.94M
Abu Dhabi
$2133
1.57M
Sharjah
$1543
1.25M
Al Ain
$1455
767K
Ajman
$2356
490K
Fujairah
$1173
119K
Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
116K
Umm al-Quwain
$1170
44.4K
Madinat Zayed
$1791
29.1K