Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 37.7% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.88
|
$6.57
KZT2,885.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$4.88
KZT2,145.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$0.61
KZT266.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.41
KZT178.34
|
|
pay 24.1% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.35
KZT153.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$3.81
KZT1,674.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$3.56
KZT1,564.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.25
KZT550.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$1.82
KZT799.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.59
KZT257.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.76
KZT333.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.77
KZT337.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.81
KZT356.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.23
KZT102.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.20
KZT86.89
|
|
pay 59.0% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$1.59
KZT700.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.17
|
$13.54
KZT5,949.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,741.89
|
$17,629.64
KZT7,748,319.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.82
|
$5.07
KZT2,227.12
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
Portugal
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.46
|
$11.61
KZT5,103.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.12
|
$314.90
KZT138,401.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.35
|
$194.88
KZT85,651.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€82.98
|
$38.12
KZT16,754.21
|
|
pay 37.1% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.66
|
$144.70
KZT63,596.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,389.93
|
$6,749.27
KZT2,966,338.37
|
|
pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$1.00
KZT438.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.62
KZT711.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$1.45
KZT635.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.33
|
$31.75
KZT13,956.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$4.24
KZT1,864.72
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.77
|
$68.63
KZT30,161.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.88
|
$35.72
KZT15,700.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.05
|
$74.53
KZT32,758.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.10
|
$82.79
KZT36,387.32
|
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