What is the current exchange rate for US dollars, Euros, and Russian rubles in Kazakhstan?
Latest Exchange Rates in Kazakhstan as of August 15, 2025
The National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan announced official exchange rates for Thursday, August 7. As of August 15, 2025, the buy and sell rates for various currencies in exchange offices across Kazakhstan have been updated.
US Dollar (USD)
In Almaty, the buying rate for the US Dollar is around 540.58 KZT, while the selling rate is about 542.75 KZT. In Nur-Sultan (Astana), the buying rate is roughly 538.62 KZT per USD, and the selling rate is near 545.61 KZT per USD. The official exchange rate set by the National Bank is 538.03 KZT per USD.
Euro (EUR)
As of August 14, 2025, the average exchange rate for the Euro is near 627 KZT per EUR, with daily fluctuations ranging from 622.5 to 631.7 KZT per EUR in early August 2025. However, specific buy/sell spread data per city/exchange office is not detailed in the source.
Other Currencies
The official exchange rate for the Ukrainian Hryvnia is 12.9 KZT, for the United Arab Emirates Dirham is 146.1 KZT, for the Kyrgyz Som is 6.14 KZT, for the Turkish Lira is 13.2 KZT, and for the Chinese Yuan is 74.68 KZT.
Exchange offices in major cities, including Shymkent, offer their own buy and sell rates for currencies. In Shymkent, the exchange rate for the US Dollar is 533 - 537.5 tenge, for the Euro is 618 - 622 tenge, and for the Russian Ruble, the exchange rate is 6.5 - 6.6 tenge (note: this rate differs from the official exchange rate for RUB announced by the National Bank).
For more precise and updated rates at individual offices, direct inquiry or checking local platforms, such as kurs.kz, is recommended.
1) In Kazakhstan's banking-and-insurance sector, exchange offices in major cities like Shymkent, offer varying US Dollar and Euro rates, differing from the official exchange rates set by the National Bank.
2) The finance industry in Kazakhstan indicates that the exchange rate for the Russian Ruble in Shymkent's exchange offices can differ significantly from the official exchange rate announced by the National Bank of Kazakhstan.
