Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 76.6% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 84.5% more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$6.57
KZT2,910.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$4.88
KZT2,164.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
$0.61
KZT268.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
$0.41
KZT179.84
|
|
pay 6.7% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
$0.35
KZT154.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
$3.81
KZT1,688.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
$3.56
KZT1,577.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
$1.25
KZT554.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
$1.82
KZT806.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
$0.59
KZT260.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
$0.76
KZT336.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
$0.77
KZT339.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
$0.81
KZT359.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
$0.23
KZT103.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
$0.20
KZT87.62
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
Bhutan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
$1.59
KZT706.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
$13.54
KZT5,999.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
$17,629.64
KZT7,813,757.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
$5.07
KZT2,245.93
|
|
pay 52.8% more for housing
Bhutan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
$11.61
KZT5,146.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
$314.90
KZT139,570.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
$194.88
KZT86,375.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
$38.12
KZT16,895.70
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
$144.70
KZT64,133.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
$6,749.27
KZT2,991,390.24
|
|
pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
$1.00
KZT442.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
$1.62
KZT717.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
$1.45
KZT641.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
$31.75
KZT14,074.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
$4.24
KZT1,880.47
|
|
pay 91.1% more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
$68.63
KZT30,416.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
$35.72
KZT15,833.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
$74.53
KZT33,035.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
$82.79
KZT36,694.63
|
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