Kazakhstan vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazakhstan United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$2498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1674
$5861
🏠 One person rent
$305
$1595
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$2818
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$638
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$4485
💸 GDP per capita
$12919
$82769
😃 Human freedom index
6.38
8.64
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
77.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
65
🌐 English speaking %
15.4%
95.3%
🎓 Higher education
52
100
😀 Quality of life
48
86
🏙️ Population
20.1M
340M

The average cost of living in Kazakhstan ($662) is 73% less expensive than in the United States ($2498). Kazakhstan ranked 149th vs 7th for the United States 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 1.8 months in the United States. Ranked 83rd and 21st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kazakhstan vs the United States

We calculate prices for Kazakhstan and the United States as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 2202 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 States
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$77.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$6.27
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$1640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$1347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$2923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$2471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.4
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.3%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$4583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$820
$3784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.29
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.43
$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.83
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.52
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$125
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.41
$21.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7307
$21164

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Cities Comparison in Kazakhstan vs the United States

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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 the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4441
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3196
3.9M
Chicago
$2678
2.75M
Houston
$2265
2.3M
San Diego
$3428
1.39M
Phoenix
$2395
1.61M
Philadelphia
$2597
1.6M
San Francisco
$3905
874K
Dallas
$2471
1.3M
San Jose
$3810
1.01M
San Antonio
$2033
1.43M
Austin
$2455
962K
Seattle
$3015
737K
Indianapolis
$2189
888K
Washington
$3149
690K
Fort Worth
$2289
919K
Hempstead
$2664
793K
Charlotte
$2528
875K
Boston
$3547
676K
Jacksonville
$2364
950K
Denver
$2717
716K
Columbus
$2145
906K
Portland
$2629
653K
Nashville
$2508
689K
Atlanta
$2570
499K
Las Vegas
$2271
642K
Oklahoma City
$1832
681K
Baltimore
$2287
586K
Oakland
$2968
441K
Sacramento
$2813
525K