Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 55.5% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of France, you would:
pay 66.7% less for restaurants
France
|
Kazakhstan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.98
|
$6.57
KZT2,910.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.26
|
$4.88
KZT2,164.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$0.61
KZT268.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$0.41
KZT179.84
|
|
pay 54.3% less for groceries
France
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
$0.35
KZT154.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.73
|
$3.81
KZT1,688.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$3.56
KZT1,577.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.23
|
$1.25
KZT554.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.85
|
$1.82
KZT806.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.59
KZT260.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.76
KZT336.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.77
KZT339.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$0.81
KZT359.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.23
KZT103.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.20
KZT87.62
|
|
pay 64.7% less for transportation
France
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.28
|
$1.59
KZT706.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.70
|
$13.54
KZT5,999.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,352.82
|
$17,629.64
KZT7,813,757.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.76
|
$5.07
KZT2,245.93
|
|
pay 65.2% less for housing
France
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.73
|
$11.61
KZT5,146.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€706.37
|
$314.90
KZT139,570.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€567.14
|
$194.88
KZT86,375.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€125.40
|
$38.12
KZT16,895.70
|
|
pay 59.4% less for childcare
France
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€626.14
|
$144.70
KZT64,133.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,502.13
|
$6,749.27
KZT2,991,390.24
|
|
pay 58.9% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.79
|
$1.00
KZT442.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.72
|
$1.62
KZT717.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.31
|
$1.45
KZT641.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.27
|
$31.75
KZT14,074.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.42
|
$4.24
KZT1,880.47
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
France
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.10
|
$68.63
KZT30,416.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.13
|
$35.72
KZT15,833.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.49
|
$74.53
KZT33,035.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.96
|
$82.79
KZT36,694.63
|
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