Cost of living comparison
Austria is 3.3 times more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Austria instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.09
₸1,996.18
|
$13.49
€11.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
₸1,430.07
|
$9.27
€8.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
₸191.44
|
$3.24
€2.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₸114.48
|
$2.53
€2.22
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.29
₸95.60
|
$2.33
€2.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
₸868.20
|
$7.97
€6.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
₸920.23
|
$5.04
€4.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.99
₸325.78
|
$3.53
€3.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
₸473.98
|
$5.90
€5.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
₸187.91
|
$1.24
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
₸193.99
|
$0.92
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
₸241.40
|
$1.32
€1.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
₸225.96
|
$1.41
€1.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
₸59.76
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
₸53.15
|
$0.72
€0.63
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.52
₸498.40
|
$5.53
€4.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.15
₸4,310.04
|
$48.53
€42.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,770.04
₸5,498,225.25
|
$27,252.57
€23,897.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
₸1,237.01
|
$22.26
€19.52
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.78
₸3,533.74
|
$39.47
€34.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$213.25
₸69,916.68
|
$869.91
€762.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$150.98
₸49,499.56
|
$660.26
€578.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.71
₸12,364.49
|
$179.91
€157.76
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$114.45
₸37,524.37
|
$325.56
€285.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,168.44
₸1,694,525.38
|
$10,604.81
€9,299.37
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₸325.73
|
$4.59
€4.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₸521.28
|
$3.58
€3.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.13
₸370.49
|
$6.60
€5.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.39
₸12,586.73
|
$46.06
€40.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.80
₸1,247.18
|
$12.71
€11.15
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.07
₸17,070.59
|
$97.81
€85.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.35
₸11,917.13
|
$36.39
€31.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.46
₸24,411.73
|
$89.52
€78.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.88
₸26,190.26
|
$122.80
€107.69
|
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