Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 17.1% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 44.5% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
$8.87
KZT3,898.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
$6.78
KZT2,979.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
$0.83
KZT364.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
$0.52
KZT229.42
|
|
pay 43.0% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
$0.46
KZT204.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
$4.61
KZT2,024.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
$4.19
KZT1,841.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
$1.63
KZT716.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
$2.42
KZT1,061.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
$0.64
KZT280.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
$0.97
KZT425.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
$1.02
KZT447.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
$0.97
KZT425.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
$0.24
KZT104.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
$0.24
KZT104.18
|
|
pay 59.3% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
$2.05
KZT902.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
$14.36
KZT6,312.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
$22,632.91
KZT9,947,283.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
$5.95
KZT2,615.48
|
|
pay 51.2% less for housing
Sweden
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
$13.46
KZT5,916.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
$431.95
KZT189,844.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
$271.20
KZT119,192.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
$39.97
KZT17,568.64
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
$226.97
KZT99,753.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
$7,697.85
KZT3,383,243.79
|
|
pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
$1.29
KZT568.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
$2.13
KZT935.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
$1.91
KZT837.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
$40.51
KZT17,802.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
$5.10
KZT2,239.36
|
|
pay 0.6% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
$60.78
KZT26,711.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
$45.95
KZT20,193.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
$95.70
KZT42,062.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
$90.85
KZT39,929.79
|
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