Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 50.9% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 49.8% more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
₸2,930.15
|
$4.80
$10.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₸2,178.72
|
$7.15
$16.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
₸270.70
|
$1.11
$2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₸181.07
|
$0.80
$1.82
|
|
pay 62.1% more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
₸155.40
|
$0.62
$1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
₸1,700.45
|
$5.01
$11.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
₸1,588.26
|
$4.16
$9.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
₸558.47
|
$2.20
$5.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₸812.00
|
$2.09
$4.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
₸261.78
|
$1.03
$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₸338.35
|
$0.82
$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₸342.16
|
$1.08
$2.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸361.83
|
$0.85
$1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₸104.35
|
$0.58
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸88.22
|
$0.57
$1.29
|
|
pay 84.2% more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
₸711.62
|
$4.68
$10.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
₸6,040.42
|
$34.97
$79.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
₸7,866,894.39
|
$17,383.55
$39,590.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
₸2,261.20
|
$4.38
$9.98
|
|
pay 62.5% more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
₸5,181.12
|
$29.00
$66.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
₸140,519.79
|
$491.27
$1,118.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
₸86,962.69
|
$292.67
$666.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
₸17,010.60
|
$35.85
$81.65
|
|
pay 14.1% more for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
₸64,569.40
|
$183.21
$417.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
₸3,011,733.13
|
$6,847.61
$15,595.08
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
₸445.32
|
$2.37
$5.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
₸722.40
|
$2.49
$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
₸645.64
|
$8.22
$18.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
₸14,169.88
|
$17.78
$40.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
₸1,893.26
|
$3.93
$8.95
|
|
pay 38.2% less for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
₸30,623.46
|
$18.44
$42.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
₸15,941.27
|
$25.92
$59.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
₸33,259.80
|
$55.34
$126.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
₸36,944.17
|
$60.86
$138.60
|
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