Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 47.3% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 97.7% more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$8.87
KZT3,923.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$6.78
KZT2,998.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$0.83
KZT367.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$0.52
KZT230.89
|
|
pay 17.0% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,816
|
$0.46
KZT205.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
$4.61
KZT2,036.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$4.19
KZT1,853.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,699
|
$1.63
KZT720.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
$2.42
KZT1,068.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$0.64
KZT282.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$0.97
KZT428.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$1.02
KZT450.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$0.97
KZT427.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$0.24
KZT104.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$0.24
KZT104.84
|
|
pay 7.5% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,895
|
$2.05
KZT908.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$14.36
KZT6,353.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
$22,632.91
KZT10,010,785.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
$5.95
KZT2,632.17
|
|
pay 16.9% more for housing
Uganda
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$13.46
KZT5,953.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX977,126
|
$431.95
KZT191,056.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX585,720
|
$271.20
KZT119,953.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$39.97
KZT17,680.80
|
|
pay 51.4% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$226.97
KZT100,390.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$7,697.85
KZT3,404,841.92
|
|
pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$1.29
KZT572.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$2.13
KZT941.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$1.91
KZT842.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$40.51
KZT17,915.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,987
|
$5.10
KZT2,253.66
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX57,712
|
$60.78
KZT26,882.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$45.95
KZT20,322.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$95.70
KZT42,331.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$90.85
KZT40,184.69
|
|
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