Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 10.1% cheaper than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.63
₸2,625.97
|
$4.62
E£87.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.66
₸2,172.79
|
$4.48
E£84.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
₸270.71
|
$0.39
E£7.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₸163.87
|
$0.22
E£4.09
|
|
pay 4.2% less for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.29
₸136.79
|
$0.60
E£11.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
₸1,527.17
|
$1.91
E£36.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₸1,338.62
|
$3.13
E£59.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
₸519.18
|
$1.43
E£26.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
₸802.10
|
$1.92
E£36.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
₸257.95
|
$0.59
E£11.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
₸298.59
|
$0.33
E£6.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
₸330.56
|
$0.26
E£4.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
₸350.13
|
$0.27
E£5.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸95.45
|
$0.22
E£4.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₸81.95
|
$0.18
E£3.45
|
|
pay 10.9% less for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.61
₸750.89
|
$1.28
E£24.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.84
₸5,984.53
|
$11.20
E£211.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,365.92
₸8,096,130.06
|
$22,049.47
E£416,309.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.25
₸1,981.88
|
$2.66
E£50.15
|
|
pay 12.0% less for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.96
₸5,111.36
|
$16.38
E£309.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.44
₸100,907.53
|
$156.64
E£2,957.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.09
₸72,768.09
|
$104.41
E£1,971.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.11
₸17,301.38
|
$23.57
E£444.92
|
|
pay 43.2% less for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.46
₸50,563.74
|
$75.75
E£1,430.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,183.66
₸2,882,872.51
|
$2,699.99
E£50,977.76
|
|
pay 36.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₸456.21
|
$1.93
E£36.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
₸697.20
|
$1.63
E£30.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
₸572.45
|
$2.35
E£44.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.77
₸14,345.80
|
$24.64
E£465.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.88
₸1,807.02
|
$4.04
E£76.22
|
|
pay 13.7% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.89
₸33,515.58
|
$27.73
E£523.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.96
₸16,298.93
|
$40.76
E£769.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.44
₸33,306.45
|
$94.23
E£1,779.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.67
₸38,539.75
|
$48.17
E£909.48
|
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