Go, but pay attention.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Astana at 67/100 for crime — that makes it read about the same as than Kazakhstan's national picture overall (71/100 vs 71/100).
City page · part of Kazakhstan
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Astana report
Numbeo aggregates thousands of resident-submitted perception surveys into a per-city Crime Index (higher = worse) and its inverse, a Safety Index — the only real city-granularity crime signal feeding this page, alongside Kazakhstan's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
33.3
Safety Index
66.7
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Kazakhstan's national page, with crime swapped for Astana's own Numbeo number above.
Local know-how
Staying safe in Astana, specifically
- • Astana doesn't have any major safety issues, for example you can drive late at night without problems. Bus drivers may shortchange you when buying tickets.
Legal status (national law)
Legal since 1998
Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
C / F · 230V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 112 / ambulance: 112 / fire: 112
Cash vs. Card
The national currency is tenge, denoted by the symbol "₸" or "T" (Cyrillic: тенге, ISO code: KZT). On Wikivoyage we use tenge to denote the currency, e.g. 100 tenge. Coins come in denominations of ₸1-, ₸2-, ₸5-, ₸10-, ₸20-, ₸50-, ₸100 and ₸200. Banknotes come in denominations of ₸200-, ₸500-, ₸1,000-, ₸2,000-, ₸5,000-, ₸10,000 and ₸20,000.
How this compares to Kazakhstan
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Astana at 67/100 for crime — that makes it read about the same as than Kazakhstan's national picture overall (71/100 vs 71/100).
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