Cost of living comparison
Burma is 68.8% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Burma instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 13.4% less for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
₸2,942.57
|
$2.92
K6,108
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₸2,187.96
|
$6.00
K12,570
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
₸271.85
|
$0.58
K1,217
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₸181.84
|
$0.34
K709
|
|
pay 78.7% more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
₸156.06
|
$1.37
K2,877
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
₸1,707.66
|
$4.84
K10,130
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
₸1,595.00
|
$5.47
K11,458
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
₸560.84
|
$1.61
K3,378
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₸815.44
|
$2.68
K5,614
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
₸262.89
|
$0.86
K1,792
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₸339.79
|
$0.34
K712
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₸343.62
|
$0.98
K2,045
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸363.37
|
$0.72
K1,502
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₸104.79
|
$0.57
K1,184
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸88.59
|
$0.73
K1,520
|
|
pay 60.3% more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
₸714.63
|
$2.73
K5,730
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
₸6,066.04
|
$17.15
K35,923
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
₸7,900,257.60
|
$27,500.00
K57,610,345
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
₸2,270.79
|
$9.47
K19,842
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
₸5,203.09
|
$71.23
K149,218
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
₸141,115.73
|
$602.64
K1,262,474
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
₸87,331.49
|
$320.96
K672,383
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
₸17,082.74
|
$69.50
K145,591
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
₸64,843.23
|
$482.50
K1,010,800
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
₸3,024,505.77
|
$11,680.00
K24,468,685
|
|
pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
₸447.21
|
$1.09
K2,293
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
₸725.46
|
$2.07
K4,327
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
₸648.38
|
$1.43
K3,001
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
₸14,229.97
|
$34.84
K72,995
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
₸1,901.29
|
$3.92
K8,218
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
₸30,753.33
|
$40.27
K84,361
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
₸16,008.87
|
$47.60
K99,727
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
₸33,400.86
|
$97.17
K203,560
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
₸37,100.85
|
$88.67
K185,764
|
|
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