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Kazakhstan vs. Aktobe Cost of Living Summary

Kazakhstan is 9.1% more expensive than Aktobe.

Restaurants: pay 4.8% more in Kazakhstan
Groceries: pay 0.3% less in Kazakhstan
Transportation: pay 4.5% more in Kazakhstan
Housing: pay 34.6% more in Kazakhstan
Childcare: pay 33.5% more in Kazakhstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% less in Kazakhstan
Clothing: pay 6.8% less in Kazakhstan

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, and transportation in Kazakhstan are more expensive than in Aktobe. Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan vs. Aktobe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Aktobe, you would:

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pay 4.8% more for restaurants

	Aktobe	Kazakhstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.95 KZT3,011.10	$7.69 KZT3,886.73	+29.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.13 KZT2,594.18	$5.59 KZT2,824.49	+8.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 KZT590.64	$0.82 KZT416.96	-29.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 KZT213.09	$0.47 KZT235.99	+10.7%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 0.3% less for groceries

	Aktobe	Kazakhstan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.32 KZT162.14	$0.38 KZT192.79	+18.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 KZT1,852.99	$3.90 KZT1,970.29	+6.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.76 KZT1,900.00	$3.72 KZT1,879.82	-1.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.30 KZT655.96	$1.42 KZT715.63	+9.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 KZT1,022.61	$1.90 KZT960.39	-6.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 KZT310.46	$0.54 KZT272.86	-12.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 KZT420.17	$0.78 KZT396.43	-5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 KZT462.28	$0.81 KZT407.60	-11.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 KZT387.37	$0.76 KZT381.86	-1.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 KZT142.80	$0.27 KZT135.84	-4.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 KZT84.58	$0.18 KZT88.71	+4.9%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 4.5% more for transportation

	Aktobe	Kazakhstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.69 KZT852.94	$1.64 KZT829.17	-2.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.66 KZT7,411.94	$14.93 KZT7,550.92	+1.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,236.52 KZT9,728,173.25	$21,099.38 KZT10,670,247.86	+9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.05 KZT3,057.43	$6.61 KZT3,342.16	+9.3%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 34.6% more for housing

	Aktobe	Kazakhstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.30 KZT5,713.37	$13.16 KZT6,656.51	+16.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$201.53 KZT101,914.20	$335.95 KZT169,892.20	+66.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.88 KZT83,384.34	$228.28 KZT115,446.61	+38.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.51 KZT16,944.82	$39.09 KZT19,766.13	+16.6%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 33.5% more for childcare

	Aktobe	Kazakhstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.20 KZT92,649.27	$167.71 KZT84,813.94	-8.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,711.43 KZT1,371,209.18	$4,761.69 KZT2,408,054.46	+75.6%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Aktobe	Kazakhstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.47 KZT741.19	$1.16 KZT585.06	-21.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 KZT849.28	$1.82 KZT922.15	+8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.74 KZT880.17	$1.91 KZT967.48	+9.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.93 KZT19,687.97	$32.04 KZT16,203.59	-17.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.58 KZT2,316.23	$4.04 KZT2,042.01	-11.8%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 6.8% less for clothing

	Aktobe	Kazakhstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.22 KZT20,846.09	$48.70 KZT24,625.81	+18.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.75 KZT21,618.16	$35.81 KZT18,111.30	-16.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.17 KZT47,621.72	$76.95 KZT38,912.64	-18.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.44 KZT41,692.17	$73.59 KZT37,214.55	-10.7%
Average			-6.8%

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