Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 90.2% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
₸2,942.57
|
$9.60
€9.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₸2,187.96
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
₸271.85
|
$1.64
€1.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₸181.84
|
$1.44
€1.35
|
|
pay 48.7% more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
₸156.06
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
₸1,707.66
|
$4.50
€4.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
₸1,595.00
|
$5.00
€4.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
₸560.84
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₸815.44
|
$2.81
€2.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
₸262.89
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₸339.79
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₸343.62
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸363.37
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₸104.79
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸88.59
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
₸714.63
|
$6.57
€6.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
₸6,066.04
|
$30.24
€28.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
₸7,900,257.60
|
$23,112.58
€21,685.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
₸2,270.79
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
pay 94.2% more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
₸5,203.09
|
$13.14
€12.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
₸141,115.73
|
$411.89
€386.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
₸87,331.49
|
$288.97
€271.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
₸17,082.74
|
$146.55
€137.50
|
|
pay 85.7% more for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
₸64,843.23
|
$398.36
€373.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
₸3,024,505.77
|
$6,476.89
€6,076.95
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
₸447.21
|
$3.77
€3.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
₸725.46
|
$2.65
€2.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
₸648.38
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
₸14,229.97
|
$35.04
€32.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
₸1,901.29
|
$7.90
€7.41
|
|
pay 20.2% more for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
₸30,753.33
|
$78.17
€73.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
₸16,008.87
|
$43.64
€40.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
₸33,400.86
|
$78.57
€73.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
₸37,100.85
|
$115.33
€108.21
|
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