Bureau of National Statistics
of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Statistics of standard of living | Cash income, total | Including | |||||||||
| labor income | of them | social transfers | of them |
financial assistance from relatives and acquaintances alimony |
Other income | of them | ||||
| self-employment income | non self-employment income |
pensions |
benefits, TSA and housing assistance and scholarships | other cash receipts | ||||||
| Republic of Kazakhstan | 100,0 | 72,7 | 64,6 | 8,1 | 24,2 | 20,2 | 4,0 | 1,7 | 1,4 | 0,3 |
| Abay | 100,0 | 67,3 | 61,3 | 6,0 | 30,0 | 25,6 | 4,4 | 1,5 | 1,2 | ... |
| Akmola | 100,0 | 71,6 | 65,7 | 5,9 | 25,5 | 20,9 | 4,6 | 1,4 | 1,5 | 0,3 |
| Aktobe | 100,0 | 73,3 | 68,0 | 5,3 | 23,5 | 17,9 | 5,6 | 1,9 | 1,3 | 0,2 |
| Almaty | 100,0 | 74,4 | 67,7 | 6,7 | 23,4 | 20,6 | 2,8 | 1,0 | 1,2 | 0,0 |
| Atyrau | 100,0 | 77,6 | 73,7 | 3,9 | 20,7 | 15,6 | 5,1 | 0,6 | 1,1 | 0,1 |
| Batys Kazakhstan | 100,0 | 72,6 | 66,5 | 6,1 | 24,7 | 20,0 | 4,7 | 1,2 | 1,5 | 0,4 |
| Zhambyl | 100,0 | 72,9 | 57,8 | 15,1 | 25,6 | 19,6 | 6,0 | 0,2 | 1,3 | 0,1 |
| Zhetisu | 100,0 | 66,2 | 53,6 | 12,6 | 31,4 | 27,2 | 4,2 | 0,9 | 1,5 | 0,1 |
| Karagandy | 100,0 | 71,2 | 67,4 | 3,8 | 24,3 | 20,6 | 3,7 | 3,1 | 1,4 | 0,4 |
| Kostanay | 100,0 | 70,9 | 64,8 | 6,1 | 25,1 | 21,8 | 3,3 | 2,4 | 1,6 | 0,3 |
| Kyzylorda | 100,0 | 73,4 | 65,2 | 8,2 | 24,9 | 16,9 | 8,0 | 0,7 | 1,0 | 0,1 |
| Mangystau | 100,0 | 82,2 | 79,1 | 3,1 | 16,0 | 10,8 | 5,2 | 1,0 | 0,8 | ... |
| Pavlodar | 100,0 | 74,9 | 66,5 | 8,4 | 22,2 | 18,8 | 3,4 | 1,8 | 1,1 | 0,0 |
| Soltustik Kazakhstan | 100,0 | 64,7 | 58,8 | 5,9 | 30,2 | 27,0 | 3,2 | 3,3 | 1,8 | 0,5 |
| Turkistan | 100,0 | 74,7 | 47,8 | 26,9 | 23,9 | 16,8 | 7,1 | 0,4 | 1,0 | 0,0 |
| Ulytau | 100,0 | 78,3 | 74,5 | 3,8 | 19,3 | 13,0 | 6,3 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 0,8 |
| Shygys Kazakhstan | 100,0 | 68,0 | 66,5 | 1,5 | 29,1 | 26,8 | 2,3 | 1,5 | 1,4 | 0,1 |
| Astana city | 100,0 | 75,2 | 67,1 | 8,1 | 19,9 | 17,0 | 2,9 | 3,4 | 1,5 | 0,6 |
| Almaty city | 100,0 | 68,2 | 64,5 | 3,7 | 28,3 | 26,2 | 2,1 | 1,5 | 2,0 | 0,8 |
| Shymkent city | 100,0 | 80,4 | 61,6 | 18,8 | 18,0 | 13,7 | 4,3 | 0,3 | 1,3 | ... |
| Income. used for consumption Total | Including | As a percentage of income used for consumption | |||
| cash income used on consumption | the cost of consumption of products produced in the personal economy and subsidies and benefits provided in kind | cash income used for consumption | the cost of consumption of products produced in personal households and subsidies and benefits provided in kind | ||
| Republic of Kazakhstan | 362 900 | 358 584 | 4 316 | 98.8 | 1.2 |
| Abay | 321 245 | 319 467 | 1 778 | 99.4 | 0.6 |
| Akmola | 378 875 | 366 844 | 12 031 | 96.8 | 3.2 |
| Aktobe | 315 368 | 310 882 | 4 486 | 98.6 | 1.4 |
| Almaty | 338 603 | 326 686 | 11 917 | 96.5 | 3.5 |
| Atyrau | 274 511 | 274 327 | 184 | 99.9 | 0.1 |
| Batys Kazakhstan | 306 627 | 294 604 | 12 023 | 96.1 | 3.9 |
| Zhambyl | 314 471 | 312 938 | 1 533 | 99.5 | 0.5 |
| Zhetisu | 338 105 | 327 873 | 10 232 | 97.0 | 3.0 |
| Karagandy | 480 696 | 477 595 | 3 101 | 99.4 | 0.6 |
| Kostanay | 370 376 | 360 659 | 9 717 | 97.4 | 2.6 |
| Kyzylorda | 285 098 | 284 287 | 811 | 99.7 | 0.3 |
| Mangystau | 300 393 | 300 346 | 47 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Pavlodar | 453 161 | 447 720 | 5 441 | 98.8 | 1.2 |
| Soltustik Kazakhstan | 413 800 | 400 601 | 13 199 | 96.8 | 3.2 |
| Turkistan | 265 386 | 262 735 | 2 651 | 99.0 | 1.0 |
| Ulytau | 426 213 | 422 874 | 3 339 | 99.2 | 0.8 |
| Shygys Kazakhstan | 410 876 | 405 874 | 5 002 | 98.8 | 1.2 |
| Astana city | 451 999 | 450 918 | 1 081 | 99.8 | 0.2 |
| Almaty city | 483 887 | 483 887 | ... | 100.0 | ... |
| Shymkent city | 274 354 | 272 375 | 1 979 | 99.3 | 0.7 |
| Cashexpenditures - total | Сonsumerspending | Ofthem | Financial assistance to relatives and friends. alimony | Taxes. payments and other payments | Repayment of a loan and debt | |||
| food products | non-foodproducts | paidservices | ||||||
| Republic of Kazakhstan | 100,0 | 90,7 | 50,5 | 19,5 | 20,7 | 1,9 | 0,1 | 7,3 |
| Abay | 100,0 | 91,2 | 51,1 | 19,7 | 20,4 | 3,9 | 0,1 | 4,8 |
| Akmola | 100,0 | 86,9 | 47,6 | 21,6 | 17,7 | 2,1 | 0,1 | 10,9 |
| Aktobe | 100,0 | 87,2 | 52,0 | 16,9 | 18,3 | 1,8 | 0,0 | 11,0 |
| Almaty | 100,0 | 92,5 | 56,1 | 17,6 | 18,8 | 0,6 | 0,2 | 6,7 |
| Atyrau | 100,0 | 87,9 | 53,8 | 18,1 | 16,0 | 3,7 | 0,0 | 8,4 |
| Batys Kazakhstan | 100,0 | 92,3 | 51,2 | 20,8 | 20,3 | 0,8 | 0,1 | 6,8 |
| Zhambyl | 100,0 | 94,3 | 56,1 | 21,8 | 16,4 | 1,4 | 0,0 | 4,3 |
| Zhetisu | 100,0 | 87,3 | 60,2 | 13,3 | 13,8 | 0,8 | 0,1 | 11,8 |
| Karagandy | 100,0 | 83,7 | 42,9 | 20,3 | 20,5 | 4,1 | 0,1 | 12,1 |
| Kostanay | 100,0 | 90,8 | 48,7 | 21,2 | 20,9 | 2,2 | 0,1 | 6,9 |
| Kyzylorda | 100,0 | 86,6 | 46,5 | 21,3 | 18,8 | 1,4 | 0,1 | 11,9 |
| Mangystau | 100,0 | 97,1 | 59,9 | 19,0 | 18,2 | 0,6 | 0,0 | 2,3 |
| Pavlodar | 100,0 | 85,8 | 44,4 | 22,2 | 19,2 | 4,4 | 0,1 | 9,7 |
| Soltustik Kazakhstan | 100,0 | 90,1 | 46,0 | 24,2 | 19,9 | 3,7 | 0,1 | 6,1 |
| Turkistan | 100,0 | 92,8 | 54,0 | 21,3 | 17,5 | 1,7 | 0,1 | 5,4 |
| Ulytau | 100,0 | 77,8 | 44,2 | 19,1 | 14,5 | 2,6 | 0,1 | 19,5 |
| Shygys Kazakhstan | 100,0 | 94,1 | 53,9 | 18,5 | 21,7 | 2,1 | 0,1 | 3,7 |
| Astana city | 100,0 | 87,2 | 43,8 | 17,8 | 25,6 | 2,0 | 0,1 | 10,7 |
| Almaty city | 100,0 | 95,0 | 49,0 | 18,5 | 27,5 | 1,0 | 0,1 | 3,9 |
| Shymkent city | 100,0 | 97,3 | 57,4 | 21,3 | 18,6 | 0,8 | 0,0 | 1,9 |
* Since January 1. 2026. the Bureau of National Statistics. as part of the Household Budget Survey. has implemented the transition to the updated 2018 version of the international Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP). with a five-digit level of detail.
Due to the introduction of the updated classification. changes have been made to the structure of the aggregation of household expenditures. In particular. expenditure on food consumed away from home has been reclassified under the updated COICOP as expenditure on paid services. whereas previously it was included under expenditure on food products.
Monetary expenses include consumer expenses, financial assistance to relatives and friends, alimony, taxes, payments and other payments, repayment of loans and debt.
Consumer spending is a part of household monetary expenditures aimed at purchasing consumer goods and services. Consumer spending includes spending on the purchase of food products, non-food products and paid services.
Cash income includes income from employment, social transfers and other cash receipts.
The income of the population used for consumption includes consumer expenditures (without investments in production activities and accumulation) and the cost (in monetary terms) of in-kind products of own production and transfers consumed.
Data on the survey of population budgets by standard of living are formed on a quarterly and annual basis. based on a survey of 12.000 households. in accordance with the Methodology for constructing a sample of households for a survey of living standards. approved by Order of the Head of the Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 20. 2023 No. 237
