Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 40.6% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 25.5% more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
₸2,930.15
|
$7.74
R149.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₸2,178.72
|
$3.92
R75.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
₸270.70
|
$0.87
R16.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₸181.07
|
$0.65
R12.56
|
|
pay 28.8% more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
₸155.40
|
$0.82
R15.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
₸1,700.45
|
$3.09
R59.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
₸1,588.26
|
$3.51
R67.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
₸558.47
|
$1.71
R33.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₸812.00
|
$1.85
R35.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
₸261.78
|
$0.61
R11.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₸338.35
|
$0.57
R10.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₸342.16
|
$0.59
R11.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸361.83
|
$0.59
R11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₸104.35
|
$0.47
R9.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸88.22
|
$0.47
R8.97
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
₸711.62
|
$4.65
R89.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
₸6,040.42
|
$40.67
R784.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
₸7,866,894.39
|
$18,011.69
R347,532.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
₸2,261.20
|
$7.53
R145.35
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
₸5,181.12
|
$48.06
R927.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
₸140,519.79
|
$341.02
R6,579.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
₸86,962.69
|
$317.79
R6,131.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
₸17,010.60
|
$80.15
R1,546.48
|
|
pay 22.8% less for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
₸64,569.40
|
$157.19
R3,032.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
₸3,011,733.13
|
$3,082.89
R59,483.77
|
|
pay 34.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
₸445.32
|
$1.70
R32.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
₸722.40
|
$1.67
R32.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
₸645.64
|
$2.56
R49.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
₸14,169.88
|
$30.74
R593.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
₸1,893.26
|
$5.40
R104.14
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
₸30,623.46
|
$43.19
R833.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
₸15,941.27
|
$26.96
R520.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
₸33,259.80
|
$80.72
R1,557.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
₸36,944.17
|
$71.81
R1,385.56
|
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