Cost of living comparison

Kazakhstan

compared to

Spain

Spain vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Spain is 81.9% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.9% more in Spain
Groceries: pay 57.3% more in Spain
Transportation: pay 87.6% more in Spain
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Spain
Childcare: pay 77.2% more in Spain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.8% more in Spain
Clothing: pay 0.8% less in Spain

The cost of housing, transportation, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Spain are more expensive than in Kazakhstan. Notably, housing, transportation, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Spain.

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Spain vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Spain instead of Kazakhstan, you would:

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pay 74.9% more for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.68 KZT4,389.03	$16.08 €14.31	+66.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.39 KZT3,348.99	$10.79 €9.61	+46.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 KZT470.10	$2.54 €2.26	+144.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 KZT269.78	$1.76 €1.57	+196.4%
Average			+74.9%

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pay 57.3% more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Spain
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 KZT229.62	$1.49 €1.33	+195.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.96 KZT2,700.91	$7.20 €6.40	+20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.97 KZT2,253.00	$4.49 €4.00	-9.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.79 KZT811.68	$3.29 €2.93	+83.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 KZT1,149.26	$3.74 €3.33	+47.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 KZT315.45	$1.16 €1.03	+66.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 KZT454.67	$0.93 €0.83	-7.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 KZT491.24	$0.96 €0.85	-11.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 KZT427.67	$1.24 €1.10	+31.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 KZT147.79	$0.84 €0.75	+157.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 KZT111.62	$0.89 €0.79	+262.2%
Average			+57.3%

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pay 87.6% more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.47 KZT1,117.51	$6.62 €5.89	+168.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.60 KZT8,431.61	$31.07 €27.66	+67.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,931.66 KZT12M	$34,519.36 €30,723.47	+33.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.19 KZT3,713.88	$16.43 €14.62	+100.5%
Average			+87.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Spain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.94 KZT7,675.35	$29.92 €26.63	+76.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$421.64 KZT191K	$925.54 €823.76	+119.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.59 KZT129K	$728.71 €648.57	+157.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.72 KZT22,078.60	$109.11 €97.11	+124.0%
Average			+132.0%

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pay 77.2% more for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$215.89 KZT97,838.43	$480.60 €427.75	+122.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,415.72 KZT3M	$9,049.60 €8,054.47	+41.1%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.49 KZT673.87	$3.31 €2.94	+122.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 KZT1,023.60	$2.30 €2.04	+1.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.42 KZT1,094.93	$6.23 €5.54	+157.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.98 KZT19,023.48	$47.01 €41.84	+12.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.11 KZT2,316.88	$9.34 €8.32	+82.7%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 0.8% less for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Spain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.44 KZT28,752.44	$80.62 €71.76	+27.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.56 KZT22,459.86	$36.25 €32.27	-26.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.05 KZT46,702.58	$90.09 €80.18	-12.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.54 KZT41,031.57	$108.00 €96.12	+19.3%
Average			-0.8%

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