Money, Budget, and Shopping in Kazakhstan

Money

Currency

• Currency: tenge (100 tiyn).

• Banknotes: 200, 500, 1,000, 2,000, 5,000, 10,000 and 20,000 tenge.

• Coins: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 tenge.

• Exchange:

Exchange

Which currency to bring

Payment methods

Returning home

Budget

What can be expensive

What can be inexpensive

Price range

• Double room in a "budget" hotel:

• Double room in a "tourist" hotel:

• Snacks, "local" restaurant meal:

• "Tourist" restaurant meal:

• "Budget" car rental:

• 100 km by "local" bus:

• 100 km by express/comfort bus:

• 100 km by train:

• Urban taxi:

• Urban bus:

Bargaining and tipping

Shopping and souvenirs

What to bring back