Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 40.0% cheaper than Estonia.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 50.8% less for restaurants
Estonia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$6.57
₸2,914.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
€6.71
|
$4.88
₸2,166.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.93
|
$0.61
₸269.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
€1.52
|
$0.41
₸180.09
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
Estonia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.35
₸154.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.50
|
$3.81
₸1,691.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
€3.46
|
$3.56
₸1,579.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
€2.15
|
$1.25
₸555.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
€2.97
|
$1.82
₸807.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.59
₸260.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.76
₸336.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$0.77
₸340.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.16
|
$0.81
₸359.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.23
₸103.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.20
₸87.74
|
|
pay 47.8% less for transportation
Estonia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
€6.80
|
$1.59
₸707.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
€21.79
|
$13.54
₸6,007.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,266.22
€21,751.24
|
$17,629.64
₸7,824,488.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.59
€8.96
|
$5.07
₸2,249.01
|
|
pay 51.9% less for housing
Estonia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.10
€25.34
|
$11.61
₸5,153.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$423.38
€395.81
|
$314.90
₸139,762.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$342.21
€319.93
|
$194.88
₸86,493.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.34
€193.84
|
$38.12
₸16,918.91
|
|
pay 32.2% less for childcare
Estonia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.83
€176.53
|
$144.70
₸64,221.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,455.31
€10,709.40
|
$6,749.27
₸2,995,498.74
|
|
pay 55.8% less for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.06
|
$1.00
₸442.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.02
€2.82
|
$1.62
₸718.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
€5.04
|
$1.45
₸642.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.88
€44.76
|
$31.75
₸14,093.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
€7.80
|
$4.24
₸1,883.05
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
Estonia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.50
€78.06
|
$68.63
₸30,458.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.16
€31.93
|
$35.72
₸15,855.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.54
€74.36
|
$74.53
₸33,080.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.03
€96.32
|
$82.79
₸36,745.03
|
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