Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 92.2% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 8.1% more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
KZT2,910.35
|
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
KZT2,164.00
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
KZT268.87
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KZT179.84
|
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
|
pay 65.5% more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
KZT154.35
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
KZT1,688.96
|
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
KZT1,577.53
|
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
KZT554.70
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
KZT806.51
|
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
KZT260.02
|
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
KZT336.07
|
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KZT339.85
|
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
KZT359.39
|
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT103.65
|
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT87.62
|
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
KZT706.81
|
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
KZT5,999.62
|
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
KZT7,813,757.11
|
$22,812.24
SAR85,558.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
KZT2,245.93
|
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
KZT5,146.12
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
KZT139,570.64
|
$371.46
SAR1,393.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
KZT86,375.29
|
$285.86
SAR1,072.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
KZT16,895.70
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
|
pay 44.1% more for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
KZT64,133.26
|
$283.92
SAR1,064.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
KZT2,991,390.24
|
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.97
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KZT442.31
|
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
KZT717.52
|
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
KZT641.28
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
KZT14,074.17
|
$98.93
SAR371.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
KZT1,880.47
|
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
KZT30,416.61
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
KZT15,833.59
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
KZT33,035.15
|
$92.30
SAR346.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
KZT36,694.63
|
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
|
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