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 | 72.3 | 64.5 | 7.8 | 24.6 | 20.5 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| Abay | 100.0 | 67.8 | 62.7 | 5.2 | 28.9 | 24.4 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Akmola | 100.0 | 71.6 | 65.2 | 6.4 | 25.9 | 21.1 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Aktobe | 100.0 | 72.9 | 67.6 | 5.2 | 23.6 | 18.0 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| Almaty | 100.0 | 74.0 | 69.2 | 4.8 | 24.1 | 20.8 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Atyrau | 100.0 | 77.9 | 74.2 | 3.8 | 20.3 | 15.2 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Batys Kazakhstan | 100.0 | 72.9 | 67.4 | 5.5 | 25.0 | 19.8 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Zhambyl | 100.0 | 72.3 | 56.6 | 15.7 | 26.1 | 20.0 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Zhetisu | 100.0 | 64.8 | 52.5 | 12.3 | 32.1 | 27.9 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Karagandy | 100.0 | 69.9 | 66.4 | 3.5 | 24.8 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Kostanay | 100.0 | 69.3 | 63.3 | 6.0 | 25.8 | 22.3 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| Kyzylorda | 100.0 | 73.0 | 64.5 | 8.5 | 25.3 | 17.0 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Mangystau | 100.0 | 82.5 | 79.4 | 3.1 | 16.1 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Pavlodar | 100.0 | 73.9 | 65.8 | 8.1 | 23.5 | 19.6 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Soltustik Kazakhstan | 100.0 | 62.8 | 57.2 | 5.6 | 31.8 | 28.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| Turkistan | 100.0 | 74.7 | 48.0 | 26.8 | 24.1 | 16.8 | 7.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Ulytau | 100.0 | 79.2 | 75.9 | 3.2 | 18.6 | 12.6 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 |
| Shygys Kazakhstan | 100.0 | 67.7 | 66.2 | 1.4 | 29.3 | 27.2 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Astana city | 100.0 | 74.6 | 67.1 | 7.5 | 20.0 | 17.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| Almaty city | 100.0 | 68.0 | 64.0 | 3.9 | 28.7 | 26.7 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 2.4 |
| Shymkent city | 100.0 | 80.4 | 61.6 | 18.8 | 18.0 | 13.7 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | ... |
* Due to a technical error in processing the survey results for the first quarter of 2026, which caused the graph of the table to be shifted during publication, the indicators for financial assistance from relatives and friends, alimony and other income were adjusted.
| 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 | 358 278 | 352 902 | 5 376 | 98.5 | 1.5 |
| Abay | 319 617 | 317 498 | 2 119 | 99.3 | 0.7 |
| Akmola | 395 030 | 379 087 | 15 943 | 96.0 | 4.0 |
| Aktobe | 330 310 | 323 052 | 7 258 | 97.8 | 2.2 |
| Almaty | 323 609 | 312 874 | 10 735 | 96.7 | 3.3 |
| Atyrau | 279 944 | 279 814 | 130 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Batys Kazakhstan | 311 460 | 294 367 | 17 093 | 94.5 | 5.5 |
| Zhambyl | 313 246 | 310 605 | 2 641 | 99.2 | 0.8 |
| Zhetisu | 359 552 | 346 328 | 13 224 | 96.3 | 3.7 |
| Karagandy | 452 688 | 447 732 | 4 956 | 98.9 | 1.1 |
| Kostanay | 366 719 | 352 224 | 14 495 | 96.0 | 4.0 |
| Kyzylorda | 286 931 | 286 453 | 478 | 99.8 | 0.2 |
| Mangystau | 303 418 | 303 375 | 43 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Pavlodar | 433 355 | 425 873 | 7 482 | 98.3 | 1.7 |
| Soltustik Kazakhstan | 417 270 | 401 899 | 15 371 | 96.3 | 3.7 |
| Turkistan | 255 165 | 250 699 | 4 466 | 98.2 | 1.8 |
| Ulytau | 393 926 | 390 504 | 3 422 | 99.1 | 0.9 |
| Shygys Kazakhstan | 418 750 | 412 103 | 6 647 | 98.4 | 1.6 |
| Astana city | 413 221 | 412 253 | 968 | 99.8 | 0.2 |
| Almaty city | 482 454 | 482 454 | ... | 100.0 | ... |
| Shymkent city | 289 305 | 289 238 | 67 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| 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 | 90.2 | 48.6 | 19.9 | 21.7 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 7.6 |
| Abay | 100.0 | 93.2 | 50.8 | 22.8 | 19.6 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| Akmola | 100.0 | 85.1 | 45.1 | 22.1 | 17.9 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 11.1 |
| Aktobe | 100.0 | 86.8 | 50.2 | 17.2 | 19.4 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 11.0 |
| Almaty | 100.0 | 92.6 | 52.7 | 18.7 | 21.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 6.8 |
| Atyrau | 100.0 | 87.7 | 51.7 | 18.9 | 17.1 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 8.5 |
| Batys Kazakhstan | 100.0 | 91.4 | 47.2 | 22.0 | 22.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 7.6 |
| Zhambyl | 100.0 | 92.8 | 54.2 | 20.8 | 17.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 5.6 |
| Zhetisu | 100.0 | 89.9 | 57.5 | 17.7 | 14.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 8.8 |
| Karagandy | 100.0 | 81.5 | 42.0 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 13.8 |
| Kostanay | 100.0 | 90.4 | 46.4 | 21.4 | 22.6 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 6.7 |
| Kyzylorda | 100.0 | 85.4 | 45.9 | 21.2 | 18.3 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 12.7 |
| Mangystau | 100.0 | 96.7 | 56.0 | 20.7 | 20.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Pavlodar | 100.0 | 86.9 | 44.3 | 22.5 | 20.1 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 8.1 |
| Soltustik Kazakhstan | 100.0 | 88.3 | 43.0 | 25.4 | 19.9 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 7.8 |
| Turkistan | 100.0 | 92.4 | 51.7 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 6.0 |
| Ulytau | 100.0 | 78.2 | 40.0 | 21.5 | 16.7 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 19.4 |
| Shygys Kazakhstan | 100.0 | 92.8 | 54.7 | 18.1 | 20.0 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| Astana city | 100.0 | 85.1 | 41.2 | 16.3 | 27.6 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 12.5 |
| Almaty city | 100.0 | 95.1 | 47.7 | 19.7 | 27.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
| Shymkent city | 100.0 | 96.4 | 54.6 | 20.8 | 21.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
* 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
