Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 32.0% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 19.5% more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.60
MKD260.39
|
$8.87
KZT3,923.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
MKD226.12
|
$6.78
KZT2,998.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
MKD77.10
|
$0.83
KZT367.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MKD53.75
|
$0.52
KZT230.89
|
|
pay 9.6% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MKD38.46
|
$0.46
KZT205.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MKD204.69
|
$4.61
KZT2,036.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
MKD264.28
|
$4.19
KZT1,853.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MKD115.96
|
$1.63
KZT720.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
MKD164.85
|
$2.42
KZT1,068.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.14
|
$0.64
KZT282.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MKD35.30
|
$0.97
KZT428.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
MKD29.50
|
$1.02
KZT450.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MKD40.86
|
$0.97
KZT427.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.07
|
$0.24
KZT104.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD22.47
|
$0.24
KZT104.84
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
Macedonia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
MKD311.08
|
$2.05
KZT908.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.96
MKD1,241.64
|
$14.36
KZT6,353.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,806.82
MKD1,629,051.05
|
$22,632.91
KZT10,010,785.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
$5.95
KZT2,632.17
|
|
pay 14.5% more for housing
Macedonia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
MKD972.78
|
$13.46
KZT5,953.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$228.53
MKD12,923.42
|
$431.95
KZT191,056.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.58
MKD9,986.02
|
$271.20
KZT119,953.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.73
MKD6,092.07
|
$39.97
KZT17,680.80
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.38
MKD11,727.75
|
$226.97
KZT100,390.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,712.11
MKD96,821.26
|
$7,697.85
KZT3,404,841.92
|
|
pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
MKD94.42
|
$1.29
KZT572.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
MKD83.84
|
$2.13
KZT941.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD152.96
|
$1.91
KZT842.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.68
MKD1,339.03
|
$40.51
KZT17,915.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.41
MKD249.66
|
$5.10
KZT2,253.66
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
Macedonia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.58
MKD3,256.09
|
$60.78
KZT26,882.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
MKD2,064.36
|
$45.95
KZT20,322.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.70
MKD4,563.75
|
$95.70
KZT42,331.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.33
MKD5,334.63
|
$90.85
KZT40,184.69
|
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