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.

Convert USD to KZT →

Kazakhstani Tenge (KZT) →

Tipping in other countries

Customs vary by region, by venue and over time. Use your judgement and your eyes.

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