JOB VACANCIES IN KAZAKHSTAN

Kazakhstan is a beautiful country – its commercial capital Almaty is surrounded by snow-capped mountains, providing a dramatic backdrop to the city, and the landscape is geographically extremely diverse. With vast natural resources (Kazakhstan is the world’s largest uranium producer), it’s fairly well-equipped for expats, with western supermarkets and modern shopping malls. The capital Astana has been coming up in the world for several years now and many headquarters, embassies etc. are moving north. Being the largest landlocked country in the world, much of Kazakhstan is occupied by vast open spaces, but the major cities are fairly busy.

Currency: Kazakhstani tenge (KZT), divided into 100 tïın


Accommodation can be surprisingly expensive in expat areas, but very affordable if you’re living in areas mainly occupied by locals. Almaty gets more expensive the further uphill you move (the pollution isn’t as bad further uphill!). New apartment blocks, particularly in Astana, are popping up at a surprising rate and often have underground parking and a children’s playground. If you’re hoping to live in a house, you may be disappointed – rents are much higher and they are more expensive to keep warm in the cold winters.

A country of extremes
Although temperature can reach the alarmingly low -35C in winter (and 35C in summer!), the Kazakhstanis are well prepared for winter meaning the roads are cleared and life just goes on. Not all drivers, however, prepare their winter tyres (despite checks!) and lane discipline is not as stringent as you may be used to. In fact, if you can afford to it’s worth using a driver.

Meet people
The social scene is growing, the Kazakhs are a friendly people, and there are active expat international clubs for many interests. Almaty, to the south, is fairly close to neighbouring Kyrgyzstan, whereas Astana is fairly isolated. The large expat and local communities, however, should occupy your social life, and access to unrivalled natural beauty close by certainly helps.

Learn a new language…
Learn Russian! It’s an extremely interesting and useful language to master the basics of, and what better opportunity to learn a new language? Although Kazakh is the official language since the end of the Soviet era, most business is still transacted in Russian and children learn both Russian and Kazakh in school.

Kazakhstan is very safe
Crime rates are low and the city centres are relatively safe to walk through, even alone and at night in most places.

Salary packages tend to be good in Kazakhstan for expats, and come with housing, pension, education and medical allowances…
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