Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 3.0 times more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
KZT2,885.98
|
$18.43
€17.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
KZT2,145.88
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
KZT266.62
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KZT178.34
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
KZT153.06
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
KZT1,674.82
|
$6.70
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
KZT1,564.32
|
$3.76
€3.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
KZT550.06
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
KZT799.76
|
$4.52
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
KZT257.84
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
KZT333.25
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KZT337.01
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
KZT356.38
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT102.78
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT86.89
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
KZT700.89
|
$7.59
€7.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
KZT5,949.37
|
$48.84
€45.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
KZT7,748,319.56
|
$25,847.12
€23,979.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
KZT2,227.12
|
$23.82
€22.10
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
KZT5,103.02
|
$52.54
€48.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
KZT138,401.78
|
$812.75
€754.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
KZT85,651.93
|
$677.61
€628.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
KZT16,754.21
|
$147.81
€137.13
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
KZT63,596.17
|
$446.94
€414.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
KZT2,966,338.37
|
$13,799.70
€12,802.67
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KZT438.61
|
$4.38
€4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
KZT711.51
|
$3.23
€2.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
KZT635.91
|
$8.08
€7.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
KZT13,956.30
|
$31.77
€29.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
KZT1,864.72
|
$11.38
€10.56
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
KZT30,161.88
|
$84.51
€78.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
KZT15,700.99
|
$39.84
€36.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
KZT32,758.49
|
$89.20
€82.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
KZT36,387.32
|
$119.38
€110.76
|
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