Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 4.4% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.87
KZT3,898.23
|
$3.66
₱210.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
KZT2,979.14
|
$3.20
₱184.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KZT364.83
|
$0.77
₱44.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KZT229.42
|
$0.43
₱24.81
|
|
pay 76.8% more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
KZT204.02
|
$1.15
₱66.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
KZT2,024.00
|
$3.76
₱216.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
KZT1,841.46
|
$6.56
₱377.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
KZT716.17
|
$1.97
₱113.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
KZT1,061.94
|
$1.81
₱104.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
KZT280.23
|
$1.23
₱70.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT425.64
|
$0.65
₱37.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
KZT447.77
|
$1.08
₱62.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT425.17
|
$0.63
₱36.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT104.10
|
$0.87
₱49.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT104.18
|
$1.10
₱63.50
|
|
pay 18.2% more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.05
KZT902.73
|
$4.42
₱254.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.36
KZT6,312.77
|
$12.06
₱694.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,632.91
KZT9,947,283.60
|
$29,092.26
₱1,674,739.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.95
KZT2,615.48
|
$2.70
₱155.22
|
|
pay 37.3% more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.46
KZT5,916.09
|
$29.30
₱1,686.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$431.95
KZT189,844.63
|
$265.23
₱15,268.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.20
KZT119,192.09
|
$157.68
₱9,077.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.97
KZT17,568.64
|
$84.84
₱4,884.22
|
|
pay 32.1% less for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.97
KZT99,753.64
|
$168.61
₱9,706.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,697.85
KZT3,383,243.79
|
$4,730.41
₱272,312.87
|
|
pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
KZT568.89
|
$1.35
₱77.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KZT935.52
|
$2.27
₱130.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
KZT837.55
|
$2.49
₱143.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.51
KZT17,802.30
|
$34.04
₱1,959.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
KZT2,239.36
|
$5.09
₱293.00
|
|
pay 40.5% less for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
KZT26,711.71
|
$36.74
₱2,115.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
KZT20,193.90
|
$21.36
₱1,229.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.70
KZT42,062.64
|
$64.86
₱3,733.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.85
KZT39,929.79
|
$57.49
₱3,309.54
|
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