Cost of living comparison

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Almaty vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Almaty is 32.2% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.0% more in Almaty
Groceries: pay 12.6% more in Almaty
Transportation: pay 11.6% more in Almaty
Housing: pay 54.1% more in Almaty
Childcare: pay 81.8% more in Almaty
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.9% more in Almaty
Clothing: pay 31.7% more in Almaty

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

Almaty vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.0% more for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Almaty
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.69 KZT3,977.58	$7.33 KZT3,792.60	-4.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.59 KZT2,890.51	$6.41 KZT3,318.52	+14.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 KZT426.70	$0.93 KZT480.33	+12.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 KZT241.51	$0.58 KZT302.06	+25.1%
Average			+12.0%

Kazakhstan vs. Almaty - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.6% more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Almaty
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 KZT197.30	$0.53 KZT275.90	+39.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.90 KZT2,016.35	$4.58 KZT2,372.58	+17.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.72 KZT1,923.76	$4.84 KZT2,506.45	+30.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.42 KZT732.35	$1.66 KZT860.75	+17.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 KZT982.84	$1.93 KZT996.54	+1.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 KZT279.23	$0.59 KZT304.16	+8.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 KZT405.70	$0.83 KZT428.11	+5.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 KZT417.13	$0.82 KZT424.03	+1.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KZT390.79	$0.84 KZT434.61	+11.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 KZT139.01	$0.27 KZT140.98	+1.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 KZT90.79	$0.18 KZT93.27	+2.7%
Average			+12.6%

Kazakhstan vs. Almaty - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.6% more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Almaty
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.64 KZT848.55	$1.81 KZT936.82	+10.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.93 KZT7,727.42	$18.14 KZT9,386.68	+21.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,099.38 KZT10,919,668.15	$22,900.61 KZT11,851,871.73	+8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.61 KZT3,420.28	$7.01 KZT3,626.67	+6.0%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 54.1% more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Almaty
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.16 KZT6,812.11	$12.90 KZT6,676.72	-2.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.95 KZT173,863.48	$645.61 KZT334,127.97	+92.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$228.28 KZT118,145.21	$437.19 KZT226,263.01	+91.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.09 KZT20,228.17	$52.67 KZT27,256.92	+34.7%
Average			+54.1%

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pay 81.8% more for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Almaty
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.71 KZT86,796.49	$258.77 KZT133,924.82	+54.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,761.69 KZT2,464,343.47	$9,972.39 KZT5,161,060.97	+109.4%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Almaty
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KZT598.73	$1.28 KZT663.70	+10.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 KZT943.70	$2.28 KZT1,178.22	+24.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 KZT990.10	$1.83 KZT948.15	-4.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.04 KZT16,582.35	$48.33 KZT25,012.15	+50.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.04 KZT2,089.74	$5.13 KZT2,654.82	+27.0%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 31.7% more for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Almaty
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.70 KZT25,201.44	$70.28 KZT36,374.47	+44.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.81 KZT18,534.65	$40.36 KZT20,889.73	+12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.95 KZT39,822.24	$92.56 KZT47,902.17	+20.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.59 KZT38,084.45	$109.97 KZT56,914.51	+49.4%
Average			+31.7%

Kazakhstan vs. Almaty - Cost of clothing

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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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