Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 59.2% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 19.2% less for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.87
KZT3,923.11
|
$6.90
SAR25.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
KZT2,998.16
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KZT367.16
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KZT230.89
|
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
|
pay 46.5% more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
KZT205.32
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
KZT2,036.92
|
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
KZT1,853.21
|
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
KZT720.74
|
$2.55
SAR9.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
KZT1,068.72
|
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
KZT282.02
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT428.35
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
KZT450.62
|
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT427.89
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT104.76
|
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT104.84
|
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
|
pay 97.2% more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.05
KZT908.49
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.36
KZT6,353.07
|
$37.83
SAR141.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,632.91
KZT10,010,785.59
|
$25,221.79
SAR94,582.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.95
KZT2,632.17
|
$17.96
SAR67.35
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.46
KZT5,953.85
|
$73.85
SAR276.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$431.95
KZT191,056.57
|
$390.65
SAR1,464.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.20
KZT119,953.00
|
$280.05
SAR1,050.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.97
KZT17,680.80
|
$85.53
SAR320.75
|
|
pay 4.6% more for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.97
KZT100,390.46
|
$296.51
SAR1,111.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,697.85
KZT3,404,841.92
|
$6,039.49
SAR22,648.37
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
KZT572.53
|
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KZT941.50
|
$3.66
SAR13.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
KZT842.90
|
$7.12
SAR26.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.51
KZT17,915.95
|
$99.67
SAR373.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
KZT2,253.66
|
$17.24
SAR64.65
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
KZT26,882.23
|
$43.59
SAR163.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
KZT20,322.82
|
$56.89
SAR213.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.70
KZT42,331.16
|
$93.76
SAR351.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.85
KZT40,184.69
|
$77.91
SAR292.15
|
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