Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 3.0 times more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
₸2,945.09
|
$18.43
€16.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₸2,189.83
|
$10.18
€9.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
₸272.08
|
$2.64
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₸181.99
|
$2.36
€2.17
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
₸156.20
|
$1.91
€1.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
₸1,709.12
|
$6.70
€6.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
₸1,596.36
|
$3.76
€3.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
₸561.32
|
$2.74
€2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₸816.14
|
$4.52
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
₸263.12
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₸340.08
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₸343.91
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸363.68
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₸104.88
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸88.67
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
₸715.25
|
$7.59
€6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
₸6,071.22
|
$48.84
€44.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
₸7,907,011.02
|
$25,847.12
€23,803.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
₸2,272.73
|
$23.82
€21.94
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
₸5,207.54
|
$52.54
€48.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
₸141,236.36
|
$812.75
€748.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
₸87,406.15
|
$677.61
€624.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
₸17,097.34
|
$147.81
€136.12
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
₸64,898.67
|
$446.94
€411.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
₸3,027,091.23
|
$13,799.70
€12,708.83
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
₸447.59
|
$4.38
€4.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
₸726.08
|
$3.23
€2.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
₸648.93
|
$8.08
€7.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
₸14,242.14
|
$31.77
€29.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
₸1,902.91
|
$11.38
€10.48
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
₸30,779.62
|
$84.51
€77.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
₸16,022.56
|
$39.84
€36.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
₸33,429.41
|
$89.20
€82.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
₸37,132.56
|
$119.38
€109.94
|
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