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Kazakhstan vs. Aktau Cost of Living Summary

Kazakhstan is 21.3% more expensive than Aktau.

Restaurants: pay 9.4% more in Kazakhstan
Groceries: pay 4.7% less in Kazakhstan
Transportation: pay 10.2% more in Kazakhstan
Housing: pay 40.6% more in Kazakhstan
Childcare: pay 78.7% more in Kazakhstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.5% more in Kazakhstan
Clothing: pay 6.7% more in Kazakhstan

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Kazakhstan are more expensive than in Aktau. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan vs. Aktau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Aktau, you would:

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pay 9.4% more for restaurants

	Aktau	Kazakhstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.16 KZT4,632.46	$7.69 KZT3,886.73	-16.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.24 KZT4,169.22	$5.59 KZT2,824.49	-32.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 KZT250.15	$0.82 KZT416.96	+66.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 KZT197.65	$0.47 KZT235.99	+19.4%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 4.7% less for groceries

	Aktau	Kazakhstan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.37 KZT189.00	$0.38 KZT192.79	+2.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12 KZT2,084.61	$3.90 KZT1,970.29	-5.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.14 KZT2,095.53	$3.72 KZT1,879.82	-10.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.35 KZT681.90	$1.42 KZT715.63	+4.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 KZT857.31	$1.90 KZT960.39	+12.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 KZT283.25	$0.54 KZT272.86	-3.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 KZT436.14	$0.78 KZT396.43	-9.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KZT449.67	$0.81 KZT407.60	-9.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 KZT538.97	$0.76 KZT381.86	-29.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 KZT121.56	$0.27 KZT135.84	+11.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 KZT105.06	$0.18 KZT88.71	-15.6%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 10.2% more for transportation

	Aktau	Kazakhstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.71 KZT862.59	$1.64 KZT829.17	-3.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$14.93 KZT7,550.92
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$21,099.38 KZT10,670,247.86
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.31 KZT2,686.83	$6.61 KZT3,342.16	+24.4%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 40.6% more for housing

	Aktau	Kazakhstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.93 KZT4,516.65	$13.16 KZT6,656.51	+47.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$234.50 KZT118,591.06	$335.95 KZT169,892.20	+43.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$167.17 KZT84,542.46	$228.28 KZT115,446.61	+36.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.92 KZT14,623.83	$39.09 KZT19,766.13	+35.2%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 78.7% more for childcare

	Aktau	Kazakhstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$119.08 KZT60,222.02	$167.71 KZT84,813.94	+40.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,198.46 KZT1,111,791.23	$4,761.69 KZT2,408,054.46	+116.6%
Average			+78.7%

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pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Aktau	Kazakhstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.10 KZT555.90	$1.16 KZT585.06	+5.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.10 KZT1,063.15	$1.82 KZT922.15	-13.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.20 KZT1,111.79	$1.91 KZT967.48	-13.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.23 KZT15,287.13	$32.04 KZT16,203.59	+6.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.56 KZT1,297.09	$4.04 KZT2,042.01	+57.4%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 6.7% more for clothing

	Aktau	Kazakhstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.96 KZT27,794.78	$48.70 KZT24,625.81	-11.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.98 KZT16,676.87	$35.81 KZT18,111.30	+8.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.54 KZT30,111.01	$76.95 KZT38,912.64	+29.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.28 KZT37,059.71	$73.59 KZT37,214.55	+0.4%
Average			+6.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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