Kazakhstan vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazakhstan United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$725
$2433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1854
$5667
🏠 One person rent
$340
$1552
🏘️ Family rent
$642
$2714
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$513
$4694
💸 GDP per capita
$11492
$76330
😃 Human freedom index
6.4
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
76.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
69
🌐 English speaking %
15.4%
95.5%
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
46
86
🏙️ Population
19M
331M

The average cost of living in Kazakhstan ($725) is 70% less expensive than in the United States ($2433). Kazakhstan ranked 130th 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 0.7 months in Kazakhstan compared to 1.9 months in the United States. Ranked 95th 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
$8.65
$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.2
$73.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.89
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$6.08
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$1611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$756
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$530
$2352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.4%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$4763
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$3852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.47
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.14
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.7
$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$211
$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9126
$19463

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In Kazakhstan

City Cost of living Population
Almaty
$1051
1.92M
Nur-Sultan
$814
1.08M
Shymkent
$651
1.19M
Oskemen
$551
333K
Atyrau
$601
295K
Semey
$637
350K
Pavlodar
$628
361K
Karaganda
$550
498K
Aktobe
$559
388K
Oral
$526
236K
Petropavl
$605
222K
Kyzylorda
$640
242K
Taraz
$479
358K
Ekibastuz
$669
160K
Aktau
$627
183K
Temirtau
$628
185K
Kokshetau
$660
139K
Kostanay
$734
217K
Turkistan
$582
165K
Zhanaozen
$622
113K
Jezkazgan
$579
86.2K
Kaskelen
$935
58.4K
Kapchagay
$878
61.8K
Kulsary
$604
53.7K
Aksu
$620
69.4K
Balkhash
$641
78K
Satbayev
$598
61.9K
Taldiqorgan
$593
130K
Kentau
$564
81.5K

In the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4044
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3165
3.9M
Chicago
$2613
2.75M
Houston
$2221
2.3M
San Diego
$3427
1.39M
Phoenix
$2390
1.61M
Dallas
$2497
1.3M
San Jose
$3502
1.01M
Philadelphia
$2422
1.6M
San Francisco
$3729
874K
San Antonio
$2219
1.43M
Austin
$2590
962K
Seattle
$2974
737K
Washington
$3079
690K
Indianapolis
$2129
888K
Charlotte
$2710
875K
Hempstead
$2627
793K
Fort Worth
$2173
919K
Boston
$3345
676K
Jacksonville
$2246
950K
Denver
$2771
716K
Columbus
$2202
906K
Nashville
$2623
689K
Portland
$2579
653K
Louisville
$1918
633K
Atlanta
$2648
499K
Baltimore
$2197
586K
Detroit
$1979
639K
Las Vegas
$2408
642K
El Paso
$1613
679K