Kazakhstan belongs to the category of oil producing countries and is among the top twenty countries in terms of proven reserves of raw materials - about 11-12 billion tons of oil. Gasoline prices in the Republic of Kazakhstan are among the lowest in the entire CIS. According to Globalpetrolprices, the country is in 11th place in the global ranking of countries with the lowest cost of gasoline. With an average price of $ 0.48 per liter, Kazakhstani fuel is cheaper than in Russia, Saudi Arabia and the United States of America. Below you can find out how much gasoline costs in Kazakhstan, its price in terms of Russian rubles and the forecast for its change in the near future. The data specified in this article is relevant as of December 2018.
How much is a liter of gasoline in Kazakhstan?
Since the beginning of 2018, the dynamics of gasoline fuel prices has looked positive for Kazakhstani drivers. On average, from January to November of the reporting year, the cost of the most popular AI-92 gasoline fuel fell by 2.63%, AI-96 - by 1.17%, while AI-98 gasoline went up by 1.46%. According to experts, this is due to an overabundance of gasoline fuel in the domestic market, observed by the end of the year. The average cost of gasoline in Kazakhstan in November 2018 is shown below. To provide information on how much gasoline costs in Kazakhstan in rubles, the conversion rate of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan as of 12/17/2018, which is 5.59 tenge per 1 ruble, is used for conversion.
- AI-92 - 155 tenge (27.7 rubles);
- AI-95 / AI-96 - 176 tenge (31.4 rubles);
- AI-98 - 192 tenge (34.3 rubles).
Where is the cheapest gasoline in Kazakhstan?
Retail gasoline prices vary by city. So, the highest price mark falls on the city of Almaty - residents of the southern capital of the republic a liter of gasoline costs an average of 162 tenge or 28.9 rubles. This is 13 tenge (2.3 rubles) more than the price paid for fuel in Uralsk and Atyrau. More details about how much gasoline costs in Kazakhstan by city can be found below.
| AI-92 | AI-95 / AI-96 | AI-98 | ||||
| in tenge | in rubles | in tenge | in rubles | in tenge | in rubles | |
| Astana | 155 | 27.7 | 175 | 31.3 | 203 | 36.3 |
| Alma-ata | 162 | 28.9 | 182 | 32, 5 | 195 | 34.8 |
| Shymkent | 154 | 27.5 | 174 | 31.1 | 190 | 33.9 |
| Aktau | 158 | 28, 2 | 175 | 31.3 | 188 | 33.6 |
| Aktobe | 152 | 27.1 | 175 | 31.3 | 187 | 33, 4 |
| Atyrau | 149 | 26.6 | 185 | 33.1 | 188 | 33.6 |
| Zhezkazgan | 153 | 27.3 | 170 | 30, 4 | - | - |
| Kokshetau | 155 | 27.7 | 174 | 31.1 | 188 | 33.6 |
| Karaganda | 152 | 27.1 | 172 | 30.7 | 188 | 33.6 |
| Kostanay | 153 | 27.3 | 177 | 31.6 | 199 | 35.5 |
| Kyzylorda | 152 | 27.1 | 173 | 30.9 | - | - |
| Uralsk | 149 | 26.6 | 173 | 30.9 | 188 | 33.6 |
| Ust-Kamenogorsk | 155 | 27.7 | 176 | 31, 4 | 188 | 33.6 |
| Pavlodar | 153 | 27.3 | 176 | 31, 4 | 190 | 33.9 |
| Petropavlovsk | 153 | 27.3 | 177 | 31.6 | - | - |
| Families | 153 | 27.3 | 174 | 31.1 | 188 | 33.6 |
| Taldykorgan | 156 | 27.9 | 175 | 31.3 | - | - |
| Taraz | 153 | 27.3 | 169 | 30, 2 | - | - |
| Turkestan | 154 | 27.5 | 174 | 31.1 | - | - |
