Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 56.1% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of United States, you would:
pay 65.3% less for restaurants
United States
|
Kazakhstan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$6.57
₸2,954.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$4.88
₸2,196.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.61
₸272.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.41
₸182.55
|
|
pay 57.0% less for groceries
United States
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.35
₸156.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$3.81
₸1,714.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$3.56
₸1,601.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.25
₸563.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$1.82
₸818.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.59
₸263.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.76
₸341.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.77
₸344.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.81
₸364.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.23
₸105.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.20
₸88.94
|
|
pay 58.8% less for transportation
United States
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$1.59
₸717.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$13.54
₸6,090.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$17,629.64
₸7,931,508.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$5.07
₸2,279.77
|
|
pay 80.1% less for housing
United States
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$11.61
₸5,223.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$314.90
₸141,673.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$194.88
₸87,676.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$38.12
₸17,150.31
|
|
pay 72.5% less for childcare
United States
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$144.70
₸65,099.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$6,749.27
₸3,036,469.75
|
|
pay 63.7% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$1.00
₸448.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$1.62
₸728.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$1.45
₸650.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$31.75
₸14,286.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$4.24
₸1,908.81
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
United States
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$68.63
₸30,874.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$35.72
₸16,072.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$74.53
₸33,532.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$82.79
₸37,247.61
|
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