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Best Places to Live in Kazakhstan (2026)

18 best-measured cities in Kazakhstan, ranked on 29 livability metrics — cost, safety, healthcare, transport, and more. Institutional data, not crowdsourced.

As of the 2026-09-09 snapshot, Astana is the highest-scoring well-measured city in Kazakhstan at 69/100. Updated 2026-09-09.

Highest overall livability

  1. Astana AstanaB69
  2. Almaty AlmatyB68
  3. Shymkent ShymkentC67
  4. Karagandy KaragandaC65
  5. Aktobe AktobeC65
  6. Taraz ZhambylC65
  7. Oral West KazakhstanC65
  8. Kyzylorda KyzylordaC65
  9. Pavlodar Pavlodar RegionC65
  10. Turkistan TurkistanC65
  11. Ust-Kamenogorsk East KazakhstanC65
  12. Atyrau Atyrau OblisiC65

Most affordable

  1. Astana AstanaB93
  2. Almaty AlmatyB93
  3. Shymkent ShymkentC93
  4. Oral West KazakhstanC91
  5. Karagandy KaragandaC91
  6. Aktobe AktobeC91
  7. Taraz ZhambylC91
  8. Turkistan TurkistanC91

Safest

  1. Astana AstanaB87
  2. Aktau MangystauC81
  3. Kokshetau AqmolaC81
  4. Taldykorgan Zhetysu RegionC81
  5. Turkistan TurkistanC80
  6. Kostanay KostanayC80
  7. Petropavl North KazakhstanC80
  8. Oral West KazakhstanC79