Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 45.4% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Norway, you would:
pay 61.4% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK200.68
|
$8.87
KZT3,898.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK126.98
|
$6.78
KZT2,979.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK32.43
|
$0.83
KZT364.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK27.24
|
$0.52
KZT229.42
|
|
pay 47.2% less for groceries
Norway
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK32.03
|
$0.46
KZT204.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK56.63
|
$4.61
KZT2,024.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK80.08
|
$4.19
KZT1,841.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK40.33
|
$1.63
KZT716.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK62.82
|
$2.42
KZT1,061.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.25
|
$0.64
KZT280.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.46
|
$0.97
KZT425.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.43
|
$1.02
KZT447.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK19.21
|
$0.97
KZT425.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK10.11
|
$0.24
KZT104.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.97
|
$0.24
KZT104.18
|
|
pay 64.7% less for transportation
Norway
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK81.91
|
$2.05
KZT902.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK807.57
|
$14.36
KZT6,312.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK365,252.87
|
$22,632.91
KZT9,947,283.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK233.03
|
$5.95
KZT2,615.48
|
|
pay 67.0% less for housing
Norway
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK548.83
|
$13.46
KZT5,916.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,392.71
|
$431.95
KZT189,844.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,639.13
|
$271.20
KZT119,192.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,437.56
|
$39.97
KZT17,568.64
|
|
pay 9.8% less for childcare
Norway
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,183.88
|
$226.97
KZT99,753.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK80,878.38
|
$7,697.85
KZT3,383,243.79
|
|
pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK100.30
|
$1.29
KZT568.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK49.62
|
$2.13
KZT935.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK146.58
|
$1.91
KZT837.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK468.66
|
$40.51
KZT17,802.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK142.63
|
$5.10
KZT2,239.36
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
Norway
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK897.32
|
$60.78
KZT26,711.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
$45.95
KZT20,193.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK998.54
|
$95.70
KZT42,062.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,334.08
|
$90.85
KZT39,929.79
|
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