Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 5.1% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Albania, you would:
pay 22.4% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL504
|
$6.57
KZT2,899.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
$4.88
KZT2,156.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$0.61
KZT267.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$0.41
KZT179.19
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
Albania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.35
KZT153.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL288
|
$3.81
KZT1,682.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL476
|
$3.56
KZT1,571.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
$1.25
KZT552.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL219
|
$1.82
KZT803.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$0.59
KZT259.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.76
KZT334.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$0.77
KZT338.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.81
KZT358.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.23
KZT103.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.20
KZT87.30
|
|
pay 36.7% less for transportation
Albania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL711
|
$1.59
KZT704.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
$13.54
KZT5,977.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
$17,629.64
KZT7,785,362.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
$5.07
KZT2,237.77
|
|
pay 13.6% less for housing
Albania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
$11.61
KZT5,127.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
$314.90
KZT139,063.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
$194.88
KZT86,061.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
$38.12
KZT16,834.30
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
$144.70
KZT63,900.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
$6,749.27
KZT2,980,519.58
|
|
pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL137
|
$1.00
KZT440.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL122
|
$1.62
KZT714.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
$1.45
KZT638.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
$31.75
KZT14,023.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL482
|
$4.24
KZT1,873.64
|
|
pay 23.2% more for clothing
Albania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
$68.63
KZT30,306.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
$35.72
KZT15,776.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
$74.53
KZT32,915.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
$82.79
KZT36,561.28
|
|
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