Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 43.0% cheaper than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.87
KZT3,923.11
|
$3.82
EGP179.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
KZT2,998.16
|
$4.07
EGP190.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KZT367.16
|
$0.33
EGP15.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KZT230.89
|
$0.17
EGP8.04
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
KZT205.32
|
$0.75
EGP35.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
KZT2,036.92
|
$1.78
EGP83.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
KZT1,853.21
|
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
KZT720.74
|
$1.47
EGP69.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
KZT1,068.72
|
$1.91
EGP89.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
KZT282.02
|
$0.57
EGP26.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT428.35
|
$0.21
EGP9.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
KZT450.62
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT427.89
|
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT104.76
|
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT104.84
|
$0.29
EGP13.59
|
|
pay 32.3% less for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.05
KZT908.49
|
$0.97
EGP45.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.36
KZT6,353.07
|
$6.76
EGP317.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,632.91
KZT10,010,785.59
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,292,464.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.95
KZT2,632.17
|
$3.26
EGP152.72
|
|
pay 51.7% less for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.46
KZT5,953.85
|
$7.84
EGP367.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$431.95
KZT191,056.57
|
$212.64
EGP9,975.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.20
KZT119,953.00
|
$144.87
EGP6,795.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.97
KZT17,680.80
|
$12.98
EGP608.79
|
|
pay 68.4% less for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.97
KZT100,390.46
|
$70.10
EGP3,288.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,697.85
KZT3,404,841.92
|
$2,485.76
EGP116,606.77
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
KZT572.53
|
$1.76
EGP82.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KZT941.50
|
$1.32
EGP61.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
KZT842.90
|
$1.76
EGP82.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.51
KZT17,915.95
|
$18.83
EGP883.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
KZT2,253.66
|
$2.80
EGP131.15
|
|
pay 41.6% less for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
KZT26,882.23
|
$18.16
EGP852.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
KZT20,322.82
|
$33.59
EGP1,575.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.70
KZT42,331.16
|
$92.42
EGP4,335.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.85
KZT40,184.69
|
$30.97
EGP1,452.84
|
|
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