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Kazakhstan vs. Nepal Cost of Living Summary

Kazakhstan is 2.1 times more expensive than Nepal overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Kazakhstan
Groceries: pay 43.0% more in Kazakhstan
Transportation: pay 34.6% less in Kazakhstan
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Kazakhstan
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Kazakhstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.2% more in Kazakhstan
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Kazakhstan

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

Kazakhstan vs. Nepal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Nepal	Kazakhstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.57 NPR221.05	$8.27 KZT4,220.20	+426.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.71 NPR942.76	$6.04 KZT3,081.08	-10.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 NPR58.39	$0.91 KZT465.09	+119.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 NPR22.13	$0.49 KZT251.50	+213.2%
Average			+187.2%

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pay 43.0% more for groceries

	Nepal	Kazakhstan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 NPR65.29	$0.40 KZT201.80	-14.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.21 NPR450.66	$4.54 KZT2,314.83	+41.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.81 NPR395.07	$4.05 KZT2,067.97	+44.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.50 NPR210.78	$1.52 KZT777.60	+1.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 NPR198.61	$2.08 KZT1,063.24	+47.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 NPR138.61	$0.58 KZT298.51	-40.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 NPR56.68	$0.83 KZT421.76	+105.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 NPR66.83	$0.86 KZT436.51	+80.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 NPR37.50	$0.82 KZT420.40	+208.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 NPR26.00	$0.23 KZT116.22	+23.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 NPR36.66	$0.20 KZT102.01	-23.3%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 34.6% less for transportation

	Nepal	Kazakhstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 NPR680.37	$1.84 KZT940.09	-61.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.93 NPR2,238.99	$14.74 KZT7,522.36	-7.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,847.90 NPR4,337,062.13	$21,631.50 KZT11,038,158.42	-29.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.11 NPR1,280.50	$5.53 KZT2,823.46	-39.2%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Nepal	Kazakhstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.30 NPR1,307.36	$11.58 KZT5,908.47	+24.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$83.84 NPR11,787.89	$345.54 KZT176,320.18	+312.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$52.73 NPR7,413.70	$248.07 KZT126,585.51	+370.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.72 NPR2,913.41	$36.43 KZT18,590.88	+75.8%
Average			+195.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Nepal	Kazakhstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.59 NPR7,252.63	$204.89 KZT104,552.94	+297.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,839.32 NPR399,193.78	$5,596.30 KZT2,855,691.34	+97.1%
Average			+197.1%

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pay 24.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Nepal	Kazakhstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 NPR310.09	$1.19 KZT608.91	-45.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.57 NPR220.22	$1.97 KZT1,005.64	+25.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.90 NPR408.40	$1.93 KZT986.95	-33.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.62 NPR2,337.26	$37.19 KZT18,975.84	+123.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.96 NPR415.70	$4.46 KZT2,277.32	+50.9%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Nepal	Kazakhstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.36 NPR3,003.38	$70.88 KZT36,169.18	+231.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.01 NPR3,797.38	$43.23 KZT22,060.05	+60.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$40.30 NPR5,665.94	$97.08 KZT49,538.21	+140.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.56 NPR4,296.64	$80.68 KZT41,169.82	+164.0%
Average			+149.2%

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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: February 2025

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