Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 41.3% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Greece, you would:
pay 49.4% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.71
|
$6.57
₸2,945.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
$4.88
₸2,189.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.83
|
$0.61
₸272.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.41
₸181.99
|
|
pay 34.8% less for groceries
Greece
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.35
₸156.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.58
|
$3.81
₸1,709.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.18
|
$3.56
₸1,596.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
$1.25
₸561.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.35
|
$1.82
₸816.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.59
₸263.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.76
₸340.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.77
₸343.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.81
₸363.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.23
₸104.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.20
₸88.67
|
|
pay 57.5% less for transportation
Greece
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.11
|
$1.59
₸715.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.06
|
$13.54
₸6,071.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,406.76
|
$17,629.64
₸7,907,011.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.00
|
$5.07
₸2,272.73
|
|
pay 54.2% less for housing
Greece
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
$11.61
₸5,207.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€395.30
|
$314.90
₸141,236.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€330.22
|
$194.88
₸87,406.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€158.46
|
$38.12
₸17,097.34
|
|
pay 28.6% less for childcare
Greece
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€314.14
|
$144.70
₸64,898.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,193.53
|
$6,749.27
₸3,027,091.23
|
|
pay 56.1% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.76
|
$1.00
₸447.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.07
|
$1.62
₸726.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.71
|
$1.45
₸648.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€41.65
|
$31.75
₸14,242.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.15
|
$4.24
₸1,902.91
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
Greece
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.33
|
$68.63
₸30,779.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.54
|
$35.72
₸16,022.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€71.67
|
$74.53
₸33,429.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€91.36
|
$82.79
₸37,132.56
|
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