Kazakhstan vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazakhstan Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$644
$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1549
$1575
🏠 One person rent
$303
$295
🏘️ Family rent
$507
$514
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$197
🚐 Transport expenses
$39
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$593
$342
💸 GDP per capita
$14005
$4717
😃 Human freedom index
6.38
5.43
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
40
🌐 English speaking %
15.4%
16%
🎓 Higher education
50
55
😀 Quality of life
53
47
🏙️ Population
20.6M
101M

The average cost of living in Kazakhstan ($644) is 5% more expensive than in Vietnam ($614). Kazakhstan ranked 157th 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 0.6 months in Vietnam. Ranked 81st and 102nd best countries to live in the world.

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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
$7.22
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$442
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34
$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$8.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.63%
8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1092
$2769
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$8.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$5.77
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.44
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.86
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.31
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.1
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.45
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.5
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.12
$5.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6061
$11417

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Kazakhstan

City Cost of living Population
Almaty
$884
2.23M
Shymkent
$525
1.19M
Nur-Sultan
$729
1.08M
Aktobe
$519
388K
Oskemen
$548
333K
Semey
$510
350K
Karaganda
$575
516K
Oral
$548
236K
Pavlodar
$530
333K
Taraz
$445
418K
Atyrau
$689
295K
Kostanay
$681
259K
Petropavl
$520
223K
Kyzylorda
$446
271K
Taldiqorgan
$678
162K
Ekibastuz
$522
160K
Temirtau
$486
185K
Aktau
$552
183K
Kokshetau
$685
139K
Turkistan
$480
165K
Zhanaozen
$564
113K
Kentau
$468
81.5K
Jezkazgan
$495
86.2K
Aksu
$529
69.4K
Balkhash
$618
78K
Kaskelen
$787
58.4K
Kapchagay
$762
61.8K
Satbayev
$506
61.9K
Kulsary
$632
53.7K

In Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$734
9.39M
Hanoi
$652
8.44M
Haiphong
$562
2.09M
Bien Hoa
$410
1.1M
Da Nang
$615
1.22M
Can Tho
$439
1.25M
Bac Ninh
$558
520K
Hue
$372
653K
Hai Duong
$558
507K
Vinh
$560
490K
Thanh Hoa
$568
393K
Nam Dinh
$570
352K
Nha Trang
$508
392K
Ha Tinh
$539
380K
Vung Tau
$493
357K
Buon Ma Thuot
$516
340K
Thai Nguyen
$461
330K
Ha Long
$559
270K
Thai Binh
$556
268K
Viet Tri
$569
278K
Thu Dau Mot
$519
322K
Qui Nhon
$501
311K
Ca Mau
$507
315K
Da Lat
$572
204K
Phan Thiet
$482
205K
Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
196K
Cam Pha
$551
156K
Long Xuyen
$498
279K
Dong Hoi
$483
160K
Rach Gia
$515
251K