Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 51.4% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
NGN2,026.27
|
$6.57
KZT2,910.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN6,886.44
|
$4.88
KZT2,164.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
NGN437.79
|
$0.61
KZT268.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
NGN291.49
|
$0.41
KZT179.84
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
Nigeria
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
NGN1,295.48
|
$0.35
KZT154.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
NGN1,909.00
|
$3.81
KZT1,688.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
NGN11,431.43
|
$3.56
KZT1,577.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,305.38
|
$1.25
KZT554.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
NGN2,078.37
|
$1.82
KZT806.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
NGN1,944.10
|
$0.59
KZT260.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NGN861.25
|
$0.76
KZT336.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NGN649.04
|
$0.77
KZT339.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN877.34
|
$0.81
KZT359.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
NGN960.42
|
$0.23
KZT103.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN747.00
|
$0.20
KZT87.62
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
Nigeria
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
NGN1,686.90
|
$1.59
KZT706.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
NGN28,653.56
|
$13.54
KZT5,999.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
NGN18,107,642.09
|
$17,629.64
KZT7,813,757.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
NGN11,573.15
|
$5.07
KZT2,245.93
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
Nigeria
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
NGN49,942.97
|
$11.61
KZT5,146.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
NGN1,006,182.86
|
$314.90
KZT139,570.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
NGN511,594.01
|
$194.88
KZT86,375.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
NGN19,421.13
|
$38.12
KZT16,895.70
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Nigeria
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
NGN101,278.85
|
$144.70
KZT64,133.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
NGN2,460,786.90
|
$6,749.27
KZT2,991,390.24
|
|
pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
NGN923.14
|
$1.00
KZT442.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
NGN2,314.90
|
$1.62
KZT717.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
NGN1,181.88
|
$1.45
KZT641.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
NGN30,304.44
|
$31.75
KZT14,074.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
NGN7,201.61
|
$4.24
KZT1,880.47
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Nigeria
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
NGN20,731.29
|
$68.63
KZT30,416.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
NGN27,808.47
|
$35.72
KZT15,833.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
NGN57,902.05
|
$74.53
KZT33,035.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
NGN74,845.13
|
$82.79
KZT36,694.63
|
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