Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 45.5% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 51.9% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.34
|
$6.57
₸2,942.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€7.06
|
$4.88
₸2,187.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.79
|
$0.61
₸271.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.41
₸181.84
|
|
pay 35.7% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
$0.35
₸156.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.41
|
$3.81
₸1,707.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.62
|
$3.56
₸1,595.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.01
|
$1.25
₸560.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.34
|
$1.82
₸815.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.59
₸262.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.76
₸339.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.61
|
$0.77
₸343.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.81
₸363.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.23
₸104.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.20
₸88.59
|
|
pay 62.2% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.59
|
$1.59
₸714.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€41.41
|
$13.54
₸6,066.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,932.16
|
$17,629.64
₸7,900,257.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.47
|
$5.07
₸2,270.79
|
|
pay 66.5% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.53
|
$11.61
₸5,203.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€718.47
|
$314.90
₸141,115.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€536.90
|
$194.88
₸87,331.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€116.36
|
$38.12
₸17,082.74
|
|
pay 29.7% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€307.64
|
$144.70
₸64,843.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,560.55
|
$6,749.27
₸3,024,505.77
|
|
pay 57.1% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.16
|
$1.00
₸447.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.20
|
$1.62
₸725.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.56
|
$1.45
₸648.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€49.12
|
$31.75
₸14,229.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.46
|
$4.24
₸1,901.29
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€74.70
|
$68.63
₸30,753.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.86
|
$35.72
₸16,008.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€82.68
|
$74.53
₸33,400.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€97.91
|
$82.79
₸37,100.85
|
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