Cost of living comparison

Kazakhstan

compared to

South Korea

South Korea vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 66.6% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.0% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 66.0% more in South Korea
Housing: pay 53.8% more in South Korea
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.9% more in South Korea
Clothing: pay 0.3% less in South Korea

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing in South Korea are more expensive than in Kazakhstan. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in South Korea. Notably, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in South Korea.

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South Korea vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Kazakhstan, you would:

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pay 12.0% less for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.68 KZT4,389.03	$7.06 ₩9,422	-27.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.39 KZT3,348.99	$6.17 ₩8,230	-16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 KZT470.10	$1.53 ₩2,039	+47.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 KZT269.78	$0.88 ₩1,181	+48.7%
Average			-12.0%

Kazakhstan vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 KZT229.62	$3.04 ₩4,055	+499.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.96 KZT2,700.91	$6.12 ₩8,174	+2.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.97 KZT2,253.00	$8.23 ₩10,982	+65.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.79 KZT811.68	$2.94 ₩3,923	+64.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 KZT1,149.26	$4.11 ₩5,484	+62.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 KZT315.45	$4.00 ₩5,342	+474.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 KZT454.67	$1.55 ₩2,069	+54.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 KZT491.24	$3.00 ₩4,000	+176.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 KZT427.67	$2.63 ₩3,513	+178.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 KZT147.79	$2.03 ₩2,715	+523.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 KZT111.62	$1.26 ₩1,685	+412.6%
Average			+171.6%

Kazakhstan vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 66.0% more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.47 KZT1,117.51	$5.01 ₩6,685	+103.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.60 KZT8,431.61	$46.10 ₩61,538	+147.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,931.66 KZT12M	$28,394.53 ₩38M	+9.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.19 KZT3,713.88	$8.59 ₩11,470	+4.9%
Average			+66.0%

Kazakhstan vs. South Korea - Cost of transportation

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pay 53.8% more for housing

	Kazakhstan	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.94 KZT7,675.35	$24.34 ₩32,490	+43.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$421.64 KZT191K	$561.73 ₩750K	+33.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.59 KZT129K	$387.83 ₩518K	+36.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.72 KZT22,078.60	$153.72 ₩205K	+215.5%
Average			+53.8%

Kazakhstan vs. South Korea - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Kazakhstan	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$215.89 KZT97,838.43	$545.93 ₩729K	+152.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,415.72 KZT3M	$20,214.53 ₩27M	+215.1%
Average			+182.3%

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pay 75.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.49 KZT673.87	$3.30 ₩4,403	+121.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 KZT1,023.60	$3.66 ₩4,888	+62.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.42 KZT1,094.93	$3.35 ₩4,467	+38.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.98 KZT19,023.48	$57.32 ₩76,507	+36.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.11 KZT2,316.88	$11.28 ₩15,062	+120.7%
Average			+75.9%

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pay 0.3% less for clothing

	Kazakhstan	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.44 KZT28,752.44	$67.53 ₩90,139	+6.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.56 KZT22,459.86	$53.43 ₩71,316	+7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.05 KZT46,702.58	$78.10 ₩104K	-24.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.54 KZT41,031.57	$102.84 ₩137K	+13.6%
Average			-0.3%

Kazakhstan vs. South Korea - Cost of clothing

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