Cost of living comparison
Minnesota is 3.6 times more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Minnesota instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
₸2,914.35
|
$20.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₸2,166.97
|
$9.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
₸269.24
|
$2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₸180.09
|
$1.73
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
₸154.57
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
₸1,691.28
|
$5.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
₸1,579.70
|
$3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
₸555.46
|
$3.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₸807.62
|
$5.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
₸260.37
|
$2.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₸336.53
|
$0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₸340.32
|
$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸359.88
|
$2.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₸103.79
|
$1.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸87.74
|
$1.51
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
₸707.78
|
$3.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
₸6,007.86
|
$56.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
₸7,824,488.85
|
$20,857.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
₸2,249.01
|
$17.05
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
₸5,153.19
|
$80.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
₸139,762.33
|
$1,228.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
₸86,493.93
|
$1,147.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
₸16,918.91
|
$130.76
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
₸64,221.34
|
$1,264.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
₸2,995,498.74
|
$13,757.33
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
₸442.92
|
$5.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
₸718.50
|
$4.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
₸642.16
|
$9.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
₸14,093.50
|
$69.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
₸1,883.05
|
$12.32
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
₸30,458.38
|
$40.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
₸15,855.34
|
$33.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
₸33,080.52
|
$79.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
₸36,745.03
|
$112.90
|
|
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