🇷🇺 Russia · 2026

Cost of Living in Kazan

2.8% below the Russia average

Ranked #486 of 577 cities · More expensive than 15.8% of cities worldwide

-2.8%
Cost of Living
-4.4%
Rent
-3.4%
Groceries
-1.2%
Purchasing Power

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Rent Prices in Kazan

Apartment City Centre Outside Centre You Save
1-Bedroom RUB 32,707/mo ≈ $391 RUB 20,583/mo ≈ $246 37%
3-Bedroom RUB 56,966/mo ≈ $681 RUB 36,800/mo ≈ $440 35%
Estimated from rent index. Actual prices vary. · 2026

Multi-Source Comparison

★★ Medium Confidence

Kazan has a cost of living index of 20.9 (New York = 100, rent included), the average of 2 of 3 data sources. Numbeo is left out because it sits more than 15% away from the others.

20.9
Index
3
Sources
0.3
Gap between sources

Source Values (NYC = 100)

Numbeo
26.4
left out
Expatistan
21.0
LivingCost
20.7
ShouldIMove price index
No data

ShouldIMove price index: our own basket of real item prices plus rent.

Cost Indices

Cost of Living
-2.8% Average
Rent
-4.4% Average
Groceries
-3.4% Average
Restaurants
-13.2% Affordable
Purchasing Power
-1.2% Average

Living in Kazan: What to Expect

Kazan is affordable by global standards (ranked #486 of 577 cities). It is 2.8% cheaper than the Russia average, based on 13 cities.

Groceries are average and dining out is affordable. The best value is restaurants and the priciest is groceries.

Local purchasing power is limited: residents can afford fewer goods and services than in most cities.

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