Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 55.5% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of France, you would:
pay 66.7% less for restaurants
France
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.13
|
$6.57
₸2,930.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
$4.88
₸2,178.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.59
|
$0.61
₸270.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.77
|
$0.41
₸181.07
|
|
pay 54.3% less for groceries
France
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
$0.35
₸155.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.81
|
$3.81
₸1,700.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.98
|
$3.56
₸1,588.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
$1.25
₸558.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.90
|
$1.82
₸812.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$0.59
₸261.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.76
₸338.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$0.77
₸342.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.42
|
$0.81
₸361.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.23
₸104.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.20
₸88.22
|
|
pay 64.7% less for transportation
France
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.35
|
$1.59
₸711.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€49.19
|
$13.54
₸6,040.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,594.50
|
$17,629.64
₸7,866,894.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.93
|
$5.07
₸2,261.20
|
|
pay 65.2% less for housing
France
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€29.01
|
$11.61
₸5,181.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€713.38
|
$314.90
₸140,519.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€572.77
|
$194.88
₸86,962.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.64
|
$38.12
₸17,010.60
|
|
pay 59.4% less for childcare
France
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€632.35
|
$144.70
₸64,569.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,606.35
|
$6,749.27
₸3,011,733.13
|
|
pay 58.9% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.85
|
$1.00
₸445.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.75
|
$1.62
₸722.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
$1.45
₸645.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.62
|
$31.75
₸14,169.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.52
|
$4.24
₸1,893.26
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
France
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.89
|
$68.63
₸30,623.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.49
|
$35.72
₸15,941.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€85.33
|
$74.53
₸33,259.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€115.09
|
$82.79
₸36,944.17
|
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