Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.9 times more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Austria instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.63
₸2,625.97
|
$13.96
€13.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.66
₸2,172.79
|
$8.49
€8.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
₸270.71
|
$2.73
€2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₸163.87
|
$2.27
€2.22
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.29
₸136.79
|
$2.17
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
₸1,527.17
|
$7.10
€6.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₸1,338.62
|
$4.53
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
₸519.18
|
$3.19
€3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
₸802.10
|
$5.13
€5.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
₸257.95
|
$1.00
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
₸298.59
|
$0.78
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
₸330.56
|
$1.10
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
₸350.13
|
$1.32
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸95.45
|
$0.73
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₸81.95
|
$0.64
€0.63
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.61
₸750.89
|
$6.89
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.84
₸5,984.53
|
$48.91
€48.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,365.92
₸8,096,130.06
|
$24,457.96
€24,009.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.25
₸1,981.88
|
$18.99
€18.64
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.96
₸5,111.36
|
$36.27
€35.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.44
₸100,907.53
|
$766.13
€752.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.09
₸72,768.09
|
$596.46
€585.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.11
₸17,301.38
|
$178.40
€175.13
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.46
₸50,563.74
|
$368.77
€362.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,183.66
₸2,882,872.51
|
$8,777.60
€8,616.68
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₸456.21
|
$3.93
€3.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
₸697.20
|
$3.09
€3.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
₸572.45
|
$5.84
€5.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.77
₸14,345.80
|
$39.56
€38.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.88
₸1,807.02
|
$12.05
€11.83
|
|
pay 17.3% more for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.89
₸33,515.58
|
$84.61
€83.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.96
₸16,298.93
|
$34.20
€33.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.44
₸33,306.45
|
$83.23
€81.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.67
₸38,539.75
|
$113.40
€111.32
|
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