Kazakhstani Tenge: if you had bought gold, dollars or euros 10 years ago?
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Which one beat inflation?
In everyday units
The same money, counted in minimum wages and Big Macs.
Prices used in this calculation
About the data
BData quality: B · CPI through September 2026 · Sources: IMF, BIS, World Bank, ILO
Notes
- Official data with a known caveat (rebase, dispute or short history).
- CPI series: IMF:KAZ
- Official monthly CPI history starts after 2000.
Sources
- IMF Consumer Price Index (CPI) datasetAttribution: International Monetary Fund, Consumer Price Index (CPI) dataset. License: IMF terms (https://www.imf.org/en/About/copyright-and-terms); commercial reuse: ask copyright@imf.org
- US BLS CPI-U, not seasonally adjusted (CUUR0000SA0)Attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. License: Public domain
- Eurostat HICP, euro area (prc_hicp_minr, prc_hicp_midx)Attribution: Eurostat. License: Eurostat reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU)
- Frankfurter v2 exchange rates (multi-provider blend incl. BIS)Attribution: Frankfurter (frankfurter.dev); Bank for International Settlements and central banks. License: Free API; rates under each provider's terms (BIS, ECB, IMF, central banks)
- World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)Attribution: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), CC BY 4.0. License: CC BY 4.0
- ILO, ILOSTAT: statutory monthly minimum wage by currency (DF_EAR_INEE_CUR_NB)Attribution: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT (CC BY 4.0). License: CC BY 4.0
- Eurostat monthly minimum wages, semi-annual (earn_mw_cur)Attribution: Eurostat. License: Eurostat reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU)
- T.C. Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanlığı: yıllar itibarıyla net ve brüt asgari ücretAttribution: T.C. Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanlığı. License: Public government table
- BIS residential property price statistics, nominal (WS_SPP)Attribution: Source: BIS residential property price statistics. License: Free with citation; no extra charge to users (https://data.bis.org/help/legal)
- OECD analytical house price indicators, nominal HPIAttribution: OECD Analytical house price indicators (CC BY 4.0). License: CC BY 4.0
- The Economist, Big Mac index (big-mac-data), local priceAttribution: The Economist, big-mac-data (MIT License, © 2018 The Economist Newspaper). License: MIT License
Data generated 2026-10-20 · Sources
Show the math
What KZT 500,000 would be worth in September 2026
| Bought | gold | silver | US Dollar | Euro | keep as cash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago September 2025 | KZT 487,977 ×0.89 | KZT 625,510 ×1.15 | KZT 414,425 ×0.76 | KZT 407,009 ×0.75 | KZT 500,000 ×0.92 |
| 5 years ago September 2021 | KZT 1,282,821 ×1.46 | KZT 1,467,999 ×1.67 | KZT 527,207 ×0.60 | KZT 516,188 ×0.59 | KZT 500,000 ×0.57 |
| 10 years ago September 2016 | KZT 2,157,446 ×1.76 | KZT 2,207,286 ×1.80 | KZT 662,869 ×0.54 | KZT 681,177 ×0.55 | KZT 500,000 ×0.41 |
| 20 years ago September 2006 | KZT 12,833,320 ×4.44 | KZT 9,810,783 ×3.39 | KZT 1,776,876 ×0.61 | KZT 1,607,290 ×0.56 | KZT 500,000 ×0.17 |
Each cell shows the value in the end month, then the real multiple (adjusted for inflation in Kazakhstani Tenge; ×1.00 means the same purchasing power). Monthly average prices, no fees or taxes.