Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 1.5% cheaper than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 22.8% less for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.09
₸1,996.18
|
$3.67
E£65.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
₸1,430.07
|
$5.06
E£90.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
₸191.44
|
$0.38
E£6.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₸114.48
|
$0.23
E£4.18
|
|
pay 0.3% more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.29
₸95.60
|
$0.59
E£10.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
₸868.20
|
$1.58
E£28.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
₸920.23
|
$3.45
E£61.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.99
₸325.78
|
$1.21
E£21.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
₸473.98
|
$2.02
E£36.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
₸187.91
|
$0.69
E£12.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
₸193.99
|
$0.37
E£6.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
₸241.40
|
$0.24
E£4.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
₸225.96
|
$0.20
E£3.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
₸59.76
|
$0.19
E£3.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
₸53.15
|
$0.17
E£3.09
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.52
₸498.40
|
$1.77
E£31.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.15
₸4,310.04
|
$8.99
E£161.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,770.04
₸5,498,225.25
|
$27,829.03
E£498,113.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
₸1,237.01
|
$2.46
E£44.03
|
|
pay 0.8% more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.78
₸3,533.74
|
$19.89
E£356.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$213.25
₸69,916.68
|
$174.23
E£3,118.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$150.98
₸49,499.56
|
$105.37
E£1,885.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.71
₸12,364.49
|
$25.33
E£453.45
|
|
pay 37.9% less for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$114.45
₸37,524.37
|
$84.84
E£1,518.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,168.44
₸1,694,525.38
|
$2,588.22
E£46,326.69
|
|
pay 38.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₸325.73
|
$1.98
E£35.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₸521.28
|
$1.55
E£27.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.13
₸370.49
|
$2.64
E£47.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.39
₸12,586.73
|
$21.01
E£376.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.80
₸1,247.18
|
$4.19
E£74.94
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.07
₸17,070.59
|
$39.38
E£704.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.35
₸11,917.13
|
$52.09
E£932.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.46
₸24,411.73
|
$100.41
E£1,797.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.88
₸26,190.26
|
$56.01
E£1,002.46
|
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