The cost of the New Year’s table (12/15/2022)

We continue to track the cost of a New Year’s table for a family of 4 people in two main cities of Kazakhstan. According to the results of the second week of observations, its cost for a family from Astana city has not changed, and for an Almaty city family it has increased by 0.2%.

The cost of the New Year’s table as of December 15, 2022

Thus, cucumbers used in the preparation of Greek salad, green peas for Russian salad, and smoked sausage for cold cuts have significantly risen in price in Almaty – by 12.7%, 6.6% and 5.9%, respectively. And a more significant increase in the cost of salads was smoothed out due to lower prices for potatoes (-5.6%) and onions (-1.8%).

Potatoes and onions are also used in the preparation of the main dish (manti), which has become cheaper by 3%, including due to a 1.1% reduction in the price of flour.

Most New Year’s product – tangerines – became more expensive by 1.7% due to increased demand. In general, if we talk about the fruit basket, the prices of apples decreased by 2.1%, as for the rest its value has practically not changed.

The prices for drinks and desserts remained unchanged.

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