Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 3.1% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 7.2% less for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
$6.57
KZT2,899.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
$4.88
KZT2,156.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
$0.61
KZT267.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
$0.41
KZT179.19
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
$0.35
KZT153.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
$3.81
KZT1,682.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
$3.56
KZT1,571.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
$1.25
KZT552.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
$1.82
KZT803.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
$0.59
KZT259.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
$0.76
KZT334.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
$0.77
KZT338.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
$0.81
KZT358.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.23
KZT103.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
$0.20
KZT87.30
|
|
pay 8.7% less for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
$1.59
KZT704.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
$13.54
KZT5,977.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
$17,629.64
KZT7,785,362.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
$5.07
KZT2,237.77
|
|
pay 54.5% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
$11.61
KZT5,127.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
$314.90
KZT139,063.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
$194.88
KZT86,061.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
$38.12
KZT16,834.30
|
|
pay 4.4% more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
$144.70
KZT63,900.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
$6,749.27
KZT2,980,519.58
|
|
pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
$1.00
KZT440.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
$1.62
KZT714.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$1.45
KZT638.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
$31.75
KZT14,023.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$4.24
KZT1,873.64
|
|
pay 35.5% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
$68.63
KZT30,306.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
$35.72
KZT15,776.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
$74.53
KZT32,915.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
$82.79
KZT36,561.28
|
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