Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 56.5% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 69.1% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.23
|
$6.57
₸2,914.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.52
|
$4.88
₸2,166.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$0.61
₸269.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$0.41
₸180.09
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$0.35
₸154.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
$3.81
₸1,691.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$3.56
₸1,579.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
$1.25
₸555.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$1.82
₸807.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.59
₸260.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.76
₸336.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.77
₸340.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.81
₸359.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.23
₸103.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.20
₸87.74
|
|
pay 65.5% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$1.59
₸707.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.66
|
$13.54
₸6,007.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,164.09
|
$17,629.64
₸7,824,488.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.27
|
$5.07
₸2,249.01
|
|
pay 71.1% less for housing
Belgium
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.12
|
$11.61
₸5,153.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.83
|
$314.90
₸139,762.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€633.49
|
$194.88
₸86,493.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.18
|
$38.12
₸16,918.91
|
|
pay 59.3% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.83
|
$144.70
₸64,221.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,901.13
|
$6,749.27
₸2,995,498.74
|
|
pay 68.0% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$1.00
₸442.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.02
|
$1.62
₸718.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.55
|
$1.45
₸642.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.70
|
$31.75
₸14,093.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.64
|
$4.24
₸1,883.05
|
|
pay 19.0% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€79.01
|
$68.63
₸30,458.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.25
|
$35.72
₸15,855.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.39
|
$74.53
₸33,080.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.61
|
$82.79
₸36,745.03
|
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