Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.9 times more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.87
KZT3,923.11
|
$18.07
£14.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
KZT2,998.16
|
$8.96
£7.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KZT367.16
|
$2.14
£1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KZT230.89
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 78.4% more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
KZT205.32
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
KZT2,036.92
|
$4.24
£3.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
KZT1,853.21
|
$5.75
£4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
KZT720.74
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
KZT1,068.72
|
$3.66
£2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
KZT282.02
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT428.35
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
KZT450.62
|
$1.22
£0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT427.89
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT104.76
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT104.84
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.05
KZT908.49
|
$7.22
£5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.36
KZT6,353.07
|
$94.64
£74.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,632.91
KZT10,010,785.59
|
$33,464.66
£26,339.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.95
KZT2,632.17
|
$16.98
£13.37
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.46
KZT5,953.85
|
$37.59
£29.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$431.95
KZT191,056.57
|
$1,224.35
£963.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.20
KZT119,953.00
|
$974.65
£767.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.97
KZT17,680.80
|
$234.45
£184.53
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.97
KZT100,390.46
|
$1,426.61
£1,122.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,697.85
KZT3,404,841.92
|
$18,036.83
£14,196.65
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
KZT572.53
|
$5.42
£4.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KZT941.50
|
$3.93
£3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
KZT842.90
|
$16.35
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.51
KZT17,915.95
|
$43.82
£34.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
KZT2,253.66
|
$12.87
£10.13
|
|
pay 2.8% more for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
KZT26,882.23
|
$76.61
£60.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
KZT20,322.82
|
$39.64
£31.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.70
KZT42,331.16
|
$90.51
£71.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.85
KZT40,184.69
|
$94.66
£74.51
|
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