Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 2.2 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
৳188.89
|
$6.57
₸2,930.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
৳500.36
|
$4.88
₸2,178.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
৳29.41
|
$0.61
₸270.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
৳16.12
|
$0.41
₸181.07
|
|
pay 45.9% more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
৳60.68
|
$0.35
₸155.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
৳393.32
|
$3.81
₸1,700.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
৳290.86
|
$3.56
₸1,588.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
৳119.75
|
$1.25
₸558.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳107.97
|
$1.82
₸812.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
৳85.66
|
$0.59
₸261.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
৳36.95
|
$0.76
₸338.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
৳81.91
|
$0.77
₸342.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
৳27.74
|
$0.81
₸361.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
৳13.18
|
$0.23
₸104.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
৳25.17
|
$0.20
₸88.22
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
৳396.04
|
$1.59
₸711.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
৳1,742.48
|
$13.54
₸6,040.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
৳3,988,841.22
|
$17,629.64
₸7,866,894.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
৳395.55
|
$5.07
₸2,261.20
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
৳3,297.96
|
$11.61
₸5,181.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
৳10,178.68
|
$314.90
₸140,519.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
৳6,764.87
|
$194.88
₸86,962.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
৳2,805.08
|
$38.12
₸17,010.60
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
৳3,436.49
|
$144.70
₸64,569.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
৳116,817.49
|
$6,749.27
₸3,011,733.13
|
|
pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
৳399.57
|
$1.00
₸445.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
৳172.43
|
$1.62
₸722.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
৳301.75
|
$1.45
₸645.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
৳1,316.62
|
$31.75
₸14,169.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
৳463.56
|
$4.24
₸1,893.26
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
৳2,197.84
|
$68.63
₸30,623.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
৳2,289.86
|
$35.72
₸15,941.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
৳4,286.01
|
$74.53
₸33,259.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
৳4,063.16
|
$82.79
₸36,944.17
|
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