Kazakhstan vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kazakhstan Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$690
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1667
$1668
🏠 One person rent
$325
$321
🏘️ Family rent
$546
$560
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$54.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$624
$335
💸 GDP per capita
$14155
$4717
😃 Human freedom index
6.38
5.29
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
41
🌐 English speaking %
15.4%
16%
🎓 Higher education
50
57
😀 Quality of life
55
49
🏙️ Population
20.6M
101M

The average cost of living in Kazakhstan ($690) is 6% more expensive than in Vietnam ($650). Kazakhstan ranked 151st vs 163rd for Vietnam in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kazakhstan compared to 0.5 months in Vietnam. Ranked 81st and 101st best countries to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kazakhstan vs Vietnam

We calculate prices for Kazakhstan and Vietnam as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 38 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 Vietnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.79
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.93
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.03
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$72
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$9.21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.02%
8.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1209
$3202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$1757
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$8.66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.64
$5.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.48
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.67
$3.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.54
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7032
$13069

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cities Comparison in Kazakhstan vs Vietnam

More countries to compare

Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Kazakhstan

City Cost of living Population
Almaty
$974
2.23M
Nur-Sultan
$732
1.08M
Shymkent
$562
1.19M
Aktobe
$579
388K
Karaganda
$550
516K
Oskemen
$595
333K
Semey
$553
350K
Oral
$604
236K
Pavlodar
$576
333K
Taraz
$477
418K
Atyrau
$750
295K
Kostanay
$690
259K
Petropavl
$564
223K
Kyzylorda
$484
271K
Taldiqorgan
$738
162K
Temirtau
$530
185K
Ekibastuz
$570
160K
Aktau
$598
183K
Kokshetau
$747
139K
Turkistan
$521
165K
Zhanaozen
$613
113K
Jezkazgan
$517
86.2K
Balkhash
$661
78K
Aksu
$571
69.4K
Kapchagay
$842
61.8K
Kaskelen
$866
58.4K
Kentau
$505
72.6K
Satbayev
$530
61.9K
Kulsary
$690
53.7K

In Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$762
14M
Hanoi
$702
8.72M
Da Nang
$660
2.82M
Haiphong
$571
2.12M
Can Tho
$456
3.21M
Bien Hoa
$419
1.1M
Hai Duong
$587
507K
Bac Ninh
$597
520K
Hue
$380
653K
Vinh
$590
490K
Thanh Hoa
$601
393K
Ha Tinh
$567
380K
Vung Tau
$525
357K
Nam Dinh
$602
352K
Nha Trang
$541
392K
Thai Nguyen
$476
340K
Thu Dau Mot
$540
322K
Buon Ma Thuot
$535
340K
Thai Binh
$587
268K
Viet Tri
$590
278K
Ha Long
$585
270K
Qui Nhon
$519
311K
Ca Mau
$526
315K
Phan Thiet
$500
205K
Da Lat
$572
204K
Long Xuyen
$514
279K
Dong Hoi
$496
160K
Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
196K
Rach Gia
$535
251K
Cam Pha
$577
156K