Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 12.2% cheaper than Brazil.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 16.4% less for restaurants
Brazil
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.39
|
$6.57
KZT2,899.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$32.17
|
$4.88
KZT2,156.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.21
|
$0.61
KZT267.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.21
|
$0.41
KZT179.19
|
|
pay 9.3% less for groceries
Brazil
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
$0.35
KZT153.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.66
|
$3.81
KZT1,682.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.46
|
$3.56
KZT1,571.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
$1.25
KZT552.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.27
|
$1.82
KZT803.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.78
|
$0.59
KZT259.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$0.76
KZT334.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.24
|
$0.77
KZT338.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.57
|
$0.81
KZT358.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.41
|
$0.23
KZT103.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.31
|
$0.20
KZT87.30
|
|
pay 45.1% less for transportation
Brazil
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$24.00
|
$1.59
KZT704.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$222.68
|
$13.54
KZT5,977.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$101,624.03
|
$17,629.64
KZT7,785,362.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.38
|
$5.07
KZT2,237.77
|
|
pay 14.5% less for housing
Brazil
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.93
|
$11.61
KZT5,127.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,442.52
|
$314.90
KZT139,063.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$932.26
|
$194.88
KZT86,061.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$299.68
|
$38.12
KZT16,834.30
|
|
pay 13.1% less for childcare
Brazil
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,285.63
|
$144.70
KZT63,900.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,759.27
|
$6,749.27
KZT2,980,519.58
|
|
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.28
|
$1.00
KZT440.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$8.05
|
$1.62
KZT714.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.85
|
$1.45
KZT638.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$118.44
|
$31.75
KZT14,023.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.67
|
$4.24
KZT1,873.64
|
|
pay 25.8% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$220.62
|
$68.63
KZT30,306.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$209.03
|
$35.72
KZT15,776.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$361.40
|
$74.53
KZT32,915.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$281.21
|
$82.79
KZT36,561.28
|
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