Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 14.5% cheaper than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 27.9% less for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.87
KZT3,923.11
|
$5.53
UAH218.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
KZT2,998.16
|
$5.04
UAH198.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KZT367.16
|
$0.61
UAH23.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KZT230.89
|
$0.41
UAH16.19
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
KZT205.32
|
$0.59
UAH23.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
KZT2,036.92
|
$3.81
UAH150.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
KZT1,853.21
|
$3.66
UAH144.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
KZT720.74
|
$1.72
UAH67.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
KZT1,068.72
|
$1.72
UAH67.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
KZT282.02
|
$0.29
UAH11.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT428.35
|
$0.67
UAH26.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
KZT450.62
|
$0.67
UAH26.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT427.89
|
$0.83
UAH32.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT104.76
|
$0.21
UAH8.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT104.84
|
$0.33
UAH13.01
|
|
pay 25.6% more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.05
KZT908.49
|
$5.08
UAH200.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.36
KZT6,353.07
|
$10.14
UAH400.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,632.91
KZT10,010,785.59
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,061,893.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.95
KZT2,632.17
|
$3.91
UAH154.15
|
|
pay 18.5% less for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.46
KZT5,953.85
|
$5.56
UAH219.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$431.95
KZT191,056.57
|
$280.46
UAH11,065.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.20
KZT119,953.00
|
$189.50
UAH7,476.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.97
KZT17,680.80
|
$59.87
UAH2,362.27
|
|
pay 19.8% less for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.97
KZT100,390.46
|
$240.96
UAH9,506.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,697.85
KZT3,404,841.92
|
$4,166.24
UAH164,377.11
|
|
pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
KZT572.53
|
$1.02
UAH40.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KZT941.50
|
$1.09
UAH43.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
KZT842.90
|
$2.12
UAH83.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.51
KZT17,915.95
|
$20.75
UAH818.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
KZT2,253.66
|
$3.69
UAH145.48
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
KZT26,882.23
|
$47.47
UAH1,872.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
KZT20,322.82
|
$31.04
UAH1,224.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.70
KZT42,331.16
|
$71.91
UAH2,837.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.85
KZT40,184.69
|
$83.50
UAH3,294.27
|
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