Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 7.7% cheaper than Argentina.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 26.2% less for restaurants
Argentina
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
$6,027.01
|
$6.57
₸2,942.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
$4,259.70
|
$4.88
₸2,187.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
$1,019.72
|
$0.61
₸271.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
$705.22
|
$0.41
₸181.84
|
|
pay 2.3% less for groceries
Argentina
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
$1,004.08
|
$0.35
₸156.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
$2,859.99
|
$3.81
₸1,707.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
$2,615.82
|
$3.56
₸1,595.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
$1,282.63
|
$1.25
₸560.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
$1,614.28
|
$1.82
₸815.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
$609.62
|
$0.59
₸262.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
$526.91
|
$0.76
₸339.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$413.68
|
$0.77
₸343.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
$532.09
|
$0.81
₸363.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
$272.33
|
$0.23
₸104.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$322.18
|
$0.20
₸88.59
|
|
pay 38.2% less for transportation
Argentina
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
$2,954.22
|
$1.59
₸714.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
$16,694.15
|
$13.54
₸6,066.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
$20,890,104.86
|
$17,629.64
₸7,900,257.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
$7,675.35
|
$5.07
₸2,270.79
|
|
pay 1.8% less for housing
Argentina
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
$19,047.71
|
$11.61
₸5,203.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
$205,436.43
|
$314.90
₸141,115.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
$156,683.09
|
$194.88
₸87,331.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
$33,210.48
|
$38.12
₸17,082.74
|
|
pay 33.1% more for childcare
Argentina
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
$100,861.85
|
$144.70
₸64,843.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
$4,122,442.84
|
$6,749.27
₸3,024,505.77
|
|
pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
$1,560.01
|
$1.00
₸447.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
$1,415.93
|
$1.62
₸725.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
$1,656.43
|
$1.45
₸648.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
$19,563.01
|
$31.75
₸14,229.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
$3,544.25
|
$4.24
₸1,901.29
|
|
pay 13.1% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
$51,149.56
|
$68.63
₸30,753.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
$43,424.25
|
$35.72
₸16,008.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
$97,159.89
|
$74.53
₸33,400.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
$76,816.51
|
$82.79
₸37,100.85
|
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