Life in Kazakhstan greatly depends on the kind of life you are used to living.
Those who live in Kazakhstan say that life, in general, there is cheaper.
That is not to say that life there is a bargain, however, but it is much cheaper than in plenty of countries where rent is up to three times higher than everything else in that country.
Prices used to be even lower and have somewhat risen recently when it comes to both food and accommodation, but they are reasonable in supermarkets and local restaurants.

Food
Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district 3,270 KZT
Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) 2,851 KZT
500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast 1,190 KZT
1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk 557 KZT
12 eggs, large 788 KZT
1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes 780 KZT
500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese 2,208 KZT
1 kg (2 lb.) of apples 459 KZT
1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes 251 KZT
0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket 421 KZT
1 bottle of red table wine, good quality 3,029 KZT
2 liters of coca-cola 780 KZT
Bread for 2 people for 1 day 217 KZT
Housing
Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area 409,895 KZT
Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area 296,636 KZT
Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat 44,686 KZT
Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area 306,075 KZT
Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area 200,702 KZT
Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio 50,941 KZT
Internet 8 mbps (1 month) 4,904 KZT
40” flat screen tv 228,231 KZT
Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands) 45,911 KZT
Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) 7,655 KZT
Hourly rate for cleaning help 6,855 KZT


Turkistan, also spelled Turkestan, in Asian history, the regions of Central Asia lying between Siberia on the north; Tibet, India, Afghanistan, and Iran on the south; the Gobi (desert) on the east; and the Caspian Sea on the west. The term was intended to indicate the areas inhabited by Turkic peoples, but the regions also contained peoples who were not Turkic, such as the Tajiks, and excluded some who were, including the Turks of the former Ottoman Empire and the Turko-Tatar peoples of the Volga River area. The mountain systems of the Pamirs and Tien Shan divided the total area of more than 1,000,000 square miles (2,600,000 square km) between West Turkistan (Russian sphere of influence)—covering present-day Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and the southern part of Kazakhstan—and East Turkistan (Chinese sphere of influence), now the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. For a time after the mid-1920s, West Turkistan was known as Soviet Central Asia (administratively excluding Kazakhstan).


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