Cost of living comparison
Greece is 80.2% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Greece instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 64.5% more for restaurants
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Kazakhstan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.87
KZT4,301.17
|
$14.81
€13.48
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
KZT3,287.08
|
$9.01
€8.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KZT402.54
|
$1.97
€1.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KZT253.14
|
$0.63
€0.57
|
|
pay 64.2% more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
KZT225.11
|
$1.36
€1.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
KZT2,233.21
|
$6.52
€5.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
KZT2,031.80
|
$6.06
€5.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
KZT790.19
|
$4.09
€3.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
KZT1,171.71
|
$4.27
€3.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
KZT309.20
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT469.63
|
$0.82
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
KZT494.05
|
$0.57
€0.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT469.12
|
$0.86
€0.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT114.86
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT114.95
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.05
KZT996.04
|
$7.81
€7.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.36
KZT6,965.30
|
$41.23
€37.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,632.91
KZT10,975,497.62
|
$27,791.92
€25,306.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.95
KZT2,885.83
|
$14.64
€13.33
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.46
KZT6,527.61
|
$31.73
€28.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$431.95
KZT209,468.17
|
$529.13
€481.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.20
KZT131,512.54
|
$406.38
€370.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.97
KZT19,384.65
|
$178.34
€162.40
|
|
pay 20.5% more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.97
KZT110,064.81
|
$350.75
€319.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,697.85
KZT3,732,957.22
|
$6,658.30
€6,062.92
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
KZT627.70
|
$4.23
€3.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KZT1,032.23
|
$3.51
€3.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
KZT924.13
|
$4.98
€4.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.51
KZT19,642.46
|
$46.53
€42.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
KZT2,470.84
|
$8.93
€8.13
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
KZT29,472.80
|
$83.80
€76.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
KZT22,281.27
|
$41.12
€37.45
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.70
KZT46,410.50
|
$86.78
€79.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.85
KZT44,057.18
|
$96.32
€87.71
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