Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 33.9% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 29.3% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
$6.57
KZT2,910.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
$4.88
KZT2,164.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$0.61
KZT268.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$0.41
KZT179.84
|
|
pay 22.3% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
$0.35
KZT154.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
$3.81
KZT1,688.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
$3.56
KZT1,577.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
$1.25
KZT554.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
$1.82
KZT806.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$0.59
KZT260.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD635
|
$0.76
KZT336.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.77
KZT339.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$0.81
KZT359.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.23
KZT103.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD370
|
$0.20
KZT87.62
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
Iraq
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
$1.59
KZT706.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
$13.54
KZT5,999.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
$17,629.64
KZT7,813,757.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
$5.07
KZT2,245.93
|
|
pay 23.8% less for housing
Iraq
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
$11.61
KZT5,146.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
$314.90
KZT139,570.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
$194.88
KZT86,375.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
$38.12
KZT16,895.70
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
$144.70
KZT64,133.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
$6,749.27
KZT2,991,390.24
|
|
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
$1.00
KZT442.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
$1.62
KZT717.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
$1.45
KZT641.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
$31.75
KZT14,074.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
$4.24
KZT1,880.47
|
|
pay 85.3% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
$68.63
KZT30,416.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
$35.72
KZT15,833.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
$74.53
KZT33,035.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
$82.79
KZT36,694.63
|
|
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