Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 49.9% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Italy, you would:
pay 61.4% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.35
€14.08
|
$5.63
₸2,625.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.28
€8.13
|
$4.66
₸2,172.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
€2.14
|
$0.58
₸270.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
€1.07
|
$0.35
₸163.87
|
|
pay 47.2% less for groceries
Italy
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
€1.60
|
$0.29
₸136.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
€6.29
|
$3.28
₸1,527.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€4.27
|
$2.87
₸1,338.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.89
€2.83
|
$1.11
₸519.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.02
€3.95
|
$1.72
₸802.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.84
|
$0.55
₸257.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.75
|
$0.64
₸298.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.84
|
$0.71
₸330.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.03
|
$0.75
₸350.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.59
|
$0.20
₸95.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.64
|
$0.18
₸81.95
|
|
pay 61.8% less for transportation
Italy
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.47
€8.31
|
$1.61
₸750.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.88
€36.21
|
$12.84
₸5,984.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,486.94
€23,056.36
|
$17,365.92
₸8,096,130.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
€16.63
|
$4.25
₸1,981.88
|
|
pay 64.9% less for housing
Italy
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.40
€28.86
|
$10.96
₸5,111.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$560.05
€549.78
|
$216.44
₸100,907.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.17
€420.32
|
$156.09
₸72,768.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.43
€130.01
|
$37.11
₸17,301.38
|
|
pay 55.0% less for childcare
Italy
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$431.71
€423.80
|
$108.46
₸50,563.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,518.89
€9,344.38
|
$6,183.66
₸2,882,872.51
|
|
pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.48
€4.40
|
$0.98
₸456.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
€1.45
|
$1.50
₸697.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.86
|
$1.23
₸572.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.62
€47.73
|
$30.77
₸14,345.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
€8.67
|
$3.88
₸1,807.02
|
|
pay 9.3% less for clothing
Italy
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.84
€71.51
|
$71.89
₸33,515.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.55
€33.91
|
$34.96
₸16,298.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.76
€81.25
|
$71.44
₸33,306.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.74
€105.76
|
$82.67
₸38,539.75
|
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