Tipping · 🇰🇿
Tipping in Kazakhstan
Customary: 10%. 10% is often already on the bill in cities — check before adding.
At restaurants
What is customary: Service is usually already on the bill
Worked example
On a ₸20,000.00 bill, 10% is ₸2,000.00, so you would hand over ₸22,000.00.
Tour guides
On a “free” walking tour, the tip is the fare: about ₸5,000.00 per person.
On a paid tour, 10% of the price on top.
Normal on guided tours. Drivers on long steppe transfers are tipped separately.
The money
Kazakhstan uses the Kazakhstani Tenge (KZT). Today 1 USD is 458.33 KZT.
Tipping in other countries
Customs vary by region, by venue and over time. Use your judgement and your eyes.