Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 20.4% cheaper than Hungary.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 33.1% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
Ft2,725.43
|
$6.57
₸2,930.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
Ft2,119.16
|
$4.88
₸2,178.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
Ft436.07
|
$0.61
₸270.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Ft357.93
|
$0.41
₸181.07
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
Hungary
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
Ft418.55
|
$0.35
₸155.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
Ft1,875.05
|
$3.81
₸1,700.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ft1,285.22
|
$3.56
₸1,588.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
Ft841.90
|
$1.25
₸558.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
Ft800.43
|
$1.82
₸812.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ft236.06
|
$0.59
₸261.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Ft240.53
|
$0.76
₸338.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
Ft255.89
|
$0.77
₸342.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
Ft513.43
|
$0.81
₸361.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft164.21
|
$0.23
₸104.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.70
|
$0.20
₸88.22
|
|
pay 46.4% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Ft2,025.74
|
$1.59
₸711.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
Ft8,915.99
|
$13.54
₸6,040.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
Ft8,112,556.78
|
$17,629.64
₸7,866,894.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
Ft3,832.70
|
$5.07
₸2,261.20
|
|
pay 30.7% less for housing
Hungary
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
Ft5,050.02
|
$11.61
₸5,181.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
Ft132,012.32
|
$314.90
₸140,519.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
Ft103,773.16
|
$194.88
₸86,962.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
Ft40,920.24
|
$38.12
₸17,010.60
|
|
pay 6.9% more for childcare
Hungary
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
Ft80,777.44
|
$144.70
₸64,569.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
Ft1,691,471.18
|
$6,749.27
₸3,011,733.13
|
|
pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
Ft584.24
|
$1.00
₸445.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
Ft631.90
|
$1.62
₸722.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
Ft2,083.17
|
$1.45
₸645.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
Ft13,644.21
|
$31.75
₸14,169.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
Ft2,118.62
|
$4.24
₸1,893.26
|
|
pay 17.1% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
Ft21,418.20
|
$68.63
₸30,623.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
Ft9,795.83
|
$35.72
₸15,941.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
Ft26,825.33
|
$74.53
₸33,259.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
Ft27,312.27
|
$82.79
₸36,944.17
|
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