Economy, jobs and prices in Kustanai, Kazakhstan: official figures

The average monthly nominal wage in Kostanay was 348,481 tenge in 2024, 9th lowest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site; the national average was 405,416 tenge (14% below the national average).

How fast have wages grown in Kostanay?

Average monthly wages in Kostanay rose from 176,130 tenge in 2020 to 348,481 tenge in 2024, a rise of 98% in cash terms; nationally they rose 90% over the same 4 years (prices also rose, see the real wage index).

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

Are real wages rising in Kostanay?

Real wages in Kostanay (wages after allowing for inflation) rose 7.7% in 2024 compared with 2023, according to the yearbook index (2023 = 100: 107.7).

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

How much industrial production is there in Kostanay?

Industrial output in Kostanay was worth 1.65 trillion tenge in 2024 (6.05 million tenge per resident), 3rd highest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site by that measure.

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

How big is retail trade in Kostanay?

Retail trade in Kostanay totalled 585.4 billion tenge in 2024 (2.15 million tenge per resident), 4th highest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site by that measure; in 2020 it was 295.1 billion tenge.

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

How much is invested in Kostanay?

Investment in fixed assets (buildings, machinery and infrastructure) in Kostanay was 262.1 billion tenge in 2024, 960,950 tenge per resident, 7th highest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site by that measure.

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

How many new homes are built in Kostanay?

New homes with a total floor area of 332,880 square metres were completed in Kostanay in 2024, 1,221 square metres per 1,000 residents, 8th highest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site.

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

Is the economy of Kostanay growing?

In 2024 the physical volume of industrial output in Kostanay was 101.1% of the 2023 level and retail trade was 103.7% (100 means no change); new housing completed was 100.0% and investment in fixed assets 140.1% of the 2023 amounts.

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

How Kustanai compares with other cities in Kazakhstan

Average monthly nominal wage (tenge) (2024)

Kustanai ranks 14 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Average monthly nominal wage (tenge)
11	Pavlodar	369,173
12	Kyzylorda	359,653
13	Karaganda	357,129
14	Kustanai	348,481
15	Koktshetau	337,505
16	Semipalatinsk	325,247
17	Uralsk	320,077

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

Change in average wage, 2020 to 2024 (2020-2024)

Kustanai ranks 7 of 21, highest first.

Rank	City	Change in average wage, 2020 to 2024
4	Aktobe	+101%
5	Ekibastuz	+101%
6	Almaty	+98%
7	Kustanai	+98%
8	Taraz	+97%
9	Koktshetau	+95%
10	Shimkent	+94%

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

Industrial output per resident (tenge) (2024)

Kustanai ranks 3 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Industrial output per resident (tenge)
1	Ekibastuz	8,941,683
2	Temirtau	6,448,627
3	Kustanai	6,047,018
4	Rudni	5,806,460
5	Ust-Kamenogorsk	5,429,960
6	Pavlodar	3,742,206
7	Atirau	2,725,397

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

Retail trade per resident (tenge) (2024)

Kustanai ranks 4 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Retail trade per resident (tenge)
1	Almaty	3,404,621
2	Ust-Kamenogorsk	3,120,705
3	Karaganda	2,602,400
4	Kustanai	2,146,591
5	Astana	2,001,643
6	Aktau	1,673,517
7	Semipalatinsk	1,616,879

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

Investment in fixed assets per resident (tenge) (2024)

Kustanai ranks 7 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Investment in fixed assets per resident (tenge)
4	Astana	1,303,600
5	Atirau	1,236,730
6	Petropavlovsk	1,200,616
7	Kustanai	960,950
8	Ust-Kamenogorsk	936,741
9	Zhanaozen	929,831
10	Aktau	926,671

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

New housing completed per 1,000 residents (square metres) (2024)

Kustanai ranks 8 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	New housing completed per 1,000 residents (square metres)
5	Koktshetau	1,312
6	Atirau	1,259
7	Aktobe	1,229
8	Kustanai	1,221
9	Almaty	1,115
10	Uralsk	1,111
11	Shimkent	1,093

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

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Sources

Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan: The regions of Kazakhstan in 2024: Statistical Yearbook (English edition, 414 pages), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3456cb173460…)

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