Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 27.3% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 50.9% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
$6.57
KZT2,899.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
$4.88
KZT2,156.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$0.61
KZT267.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$0.41
KZT179.19
|
|
pay 59.2% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$0.35
KZT153.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
$3.81
KZT1,682.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
$3.56
KZT1,571.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
$1.25
KZT552.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
$1.82
KZT803.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$0.59
KZT259.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
$0.76
KZT334.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
$0.77
KZT338.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA745
|
$0.81
KZT358.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA652
|
$0.23
KZT103.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA873
|
$0.20
KZT87.30
|
|
pay 57.8% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
$1.59
KZT704.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$13.54
KZT5,977.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
$17,629.64
KZT7,785,362.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
$5.07
KZT2,237.77
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
Gabon
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
$11.61
KZT5,127.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
$314.90
KZT139,063.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
$194.88
KZT86,061.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
$38.12
KZT16,834.30
|
|
pay 87.1% more for childcare
Gabon
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
$144.70
KZT63,900.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
$6,749.27
KZT2,980,519.58
|
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA616
|
$1.00
KZT440.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$1.62
KZT714.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
$1.45
KZT638.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
$31.75
KZT14,023.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$4.24
KZT1,873.64
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
$68.63
KZT30,306.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
$35.72
KZT15,776.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
$74.53
KZT32,915.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
$82.79
KZT36,561.28
|
|
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