Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 2.2 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP183.20
|
$8.87
KZT4,140.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP195.16
|
$6.78
KZT3,164.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.97
|
$0.83
KZT387.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
$0.52
KZT243.68
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.04
|
$0.46
KZT216.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP85.41
|
$4.61
KZT2,149.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP153.61
|
$4.19
KZT1,955.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP70.75
|
$1.63
KZT760.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP91.80
|
$2.42
KZT1,127.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.33
|
$0.64
KZT297.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.17
|
$0.97
KZT452.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.75
|
$1.02
KZT475.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
$0.97
KZT451.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
$0.24
KZT110.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.90
|
$0.24
KZT110.65
|
|
pay 72.3% more for transportation
Egypt
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP46.48
|
$2.05
KZT958.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP324.43
|
$14.36
KZT6,705.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,321,864.33
|
$22,632.91
KZT10,565,389.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP156.19
|
$5.95
KZT2,778.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP376.13
|
$13.46
KZT6,283.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,201.94
|
$431.95
KZT201,641.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,950.33
|
$271.20
KZT126,598.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP622.64
|
$39.97
KZT18,660.33
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,363.04
|
$226.97
KZT105,952.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP119,259.20
|
$7,697.85
KZT3,593,472.49
|
|
pay 48.2% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP84.21
|
$1.29
KZT604.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP63.39
|
$2.13
KZT993.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP84.27
|
$1.91
KZT889.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP903.20
|
$40.51
KZT18,908.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP134.13
|
$5.10
KZT2,378.51
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP871.46
|
$60.78
KZT28,371.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,611.53
|
$45.95
KZT21,448.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,434.14
|
$95.70
KZT44,676.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,485.89
|
$90.85
KZT42,410.95
|
|
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