The prices are so-so, maybe 10 tenge cheaper there. And those who come to collect a lot of food, they will definitely take a taxi if they do not have their own transport. So consider that it was possible to buy it near the house . This is purely my opinion
There are 5-6 markets in a city of 130 thousand people, and they are all small and stupid, there is not one big bazaar, the people's market is no exception, on weekends only meat is inexpensive, because fairs are held, and there is nothing else there really