Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 21.5% cheaper than Armenia.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 17.7% less for restaurants
Armenia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.08
AMD2,748.44
|
$6.57
KZT2,899.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.44
AMD2,498.58
|
$4.88
KZT2,156.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
AMD351.35
|
$0.61
KZT267.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
AMD168.29
|
$0.41
KZT179.19
|
|
pay 16.3% less for groceries
Armenia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
AMD216.82
|
$0.35
KZT153.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
AMD1,432.30
|
$3.81
KZT1,682.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
AMD1,845.44
|
$3.56
KZT1,571.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
AMD783.66
|
$1.25
KZT552.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
AMD1,058.81
|
$1.82
KZT803.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD217.70
|
$0.59
KZT259.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AMD318.09
|
$0.76
KZT334.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD282.16
|
$0.77
KZT338.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AMD277.52
|
$0.81
KZT358.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD131.92
|
$0.23
KZT103.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD115.35
|
$0.20
KZT87.30
|
|
pay 4.5% less for transportation
Armenia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
AMD1,724.63
|
$1.59
KZT704.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
AMD4,171.54
|
$13.54
KZT5,977.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,749.24
AMD9,994,311.84
|
$17,629.64
KZT7,785,362.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
AMD1,299.26
|
$5.07
KZT2,237.77
|
|
pay 50.2% less for housing
Armenia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
AMD6,834.44
|
$11.61
KZT5,127.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.62
AMD257,190.07
|
$314.90
KZT139,063.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.53
AMD182,244.82
|
$194.88
KZT86,061.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.35
AMD33,517.33
|
$38.12
KZT16,834.30
|
|
pay 18.7% less for childcare
Armenia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.96
AMD70,237.80
|
$144.70
KZT63,900.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,167.82
AMD3,170,259.13
|
$6,749.27
KZT2,980,519.58
|
|
pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
AMD529.70
|
$1.00
KZT440.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
AMD933.06
|
$1.62
KZT714.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AMD744.58
|
$1.45
KZT638.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.24
AMD19,888.19
|
$31.75
KZT14,023.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.15
AMD1,998.86
|
$4.24
KZT1,873.64
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.02
AMD26,399.97
|
$68.63
KZT30,306.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.72
AMD20,464.44
|
$35.72
KZT15,776.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.40
AMD38,191.60
|
$74.53
KZT32,915.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.10
AMD34,194.82
|
$82.79
KZT36,561.28
|
|
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