Milk Basket Prices Rise in Kazakhstan: Cheese Up 15.5%, Butter 13% Over the Year

Cheese: +800 tenge over the year

Hard cheese prices increased by 15.5% over the year: the national average price rose from 5,100 tenge per kg in December 2024 to 5,900 tenge in December 2025.

The highest cheese prices were recorded in:

• Kyzylorda — 6,600 tenge/kg (+13.4%)

• Astana — 6,500 tenge/kg (+18%)

• Aktau — 6,300 tenge/kg (+15.8%)

Butter: Over 6,500 tenge in Aktau

Butter (unsalted) increased by 13%, or 562 tenge, to 4,900 tenge per kg on average in Kazakhstan.

The highest prices were recorded in:

• Aktau — over 6,500 tenge/kg (+4.7%)

• Uralsk — 6,100 tenge/kg (+6%)

• Atyrau — 5,800 tenge/kg (+18.8%)

Sour Cream: +11%

The average price of sour cream rose by 11%, or 230 tenge, to 2,300 tenge per kg. Cities with the highest prices include:

• Almaty — 2,800 tenge/kg (+7.8%)

• Semey — 2,500 tenge/kg (+8%)

• Aktau — 2,400 tenge/kg (+7.7%)

Milk: +8%, most notable increase in Semey

Pasteurized milk with 2.5% fat content increased by 8% (up 33 tenge) to 437 tenge per liter on average across the country.

The highest prices were recorded in:

• Semey — 490 tenge/l (+20.4%)

• Zhezkazgan — 487 tenge/l (+8.4%)

• Karaganda — 485 tenge/l (+15.2%)

Cottage Cheese: Moderate increase — +5.7%

Cottage cheese (5–9% fat content) rose by 5.7%, or 125 tenge, reaching 2,300 tenge per kg. The highest prices were recorded in:

• Aktau — nearly 3,000 tenge/kg (+3.2%)

• Zhezkazgan — 2,700 tenge/kg (+3.5%)

• Astana — 2,600 tenge/kg (+7%)