Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 69.0% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$8.87
KZT3,923.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$6.78
KZT2,998.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.83
KZT367.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.52
KZT230.89
|
|
pay 34.7% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.46
KZT205.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$4.61
KZT2,036.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$4.19
KZT1,853.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$1.63
KZT720.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$2.42
KZT1,068.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.64
KZT282.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.97
KZT428.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$1.02
KZT450.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.97
KZT427.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.24
KZT104.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.24
KZT104.84
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.05
KZT908.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.36
KZT6,353.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,632.91
KZT10,010,785.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.95
KZT2,632.17
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$13.46
KZT5,953.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$431.95
KZT191,056.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$271.20
KZT119,953.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$39.97
KZT17,680.80
|
|
pay 47.0% more for childcare
Burundi
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$226.97
KZT100,390.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$7,697.85
KZT3,404,841.92
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$1.29
KZT572.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$2.13
KZT941.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$1.91
KZT842.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$40.51
KZT17,915.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.10
KZT2,253.66
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$60.78
KZT26,882.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$45.95
KZT20,322.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$95.70
KZT42,331.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.85
KZT40,184.69
|
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