Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 5.4 times more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
₸2,930.15
|
$26.06
CHF23.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₸2,178.72
|
$16.57
CHF15.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
₸270.70
|
$4.36
CHF3.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₸181.07
|
$3.85
CHF3.51
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
₸155.40
|
$3.23
CHF2.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
₸1,700.45
|
$14.05
CHF12.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
₸1,588.26
|
$6.73
CHF6.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
₸558.47
|
$6.47
CHF5.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₸812.00
|
$11.61
CHF10.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
₸261.78
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₸338.35
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₸342.16
|
$1.50
CHF1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸361.83
|
$2.00
CHF1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₸104.35
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸88.22
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
₸711.62
|
$7.86
CHF7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
₸6,040.42
|
$101.99
CHF92.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
₸7,866,894.39
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,293.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
₸2,261.20
|
$39.48
CHF35.95
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
₸5,181.12
|
$58.09
CHF52.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
₸140,519.79
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,390.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
₸86,962.69
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,153.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
₸17,010.60
|
$182.90
CHF166.53
|
|
pay 9.9 times more for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
₸64,569.40
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,051.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
₸3,011,733.13
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,849.25
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
₸445.32
|
$6.80
CHF6.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
₸722.40
|
$5.05
CHF4.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
₸645.64
|
$9.54
CHF8.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
₸14,169.88
|
$88.43
CHF80.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
₸1,893.26
|
$20.14
CHF18.34
|
|
pay 75.6% more for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
₸30,623.46
|
$111.16
CHF101.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
₸15,941.27
|
$56.12
CHF51.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
₸33,259.80
|
$131.83
CHF120.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
₸36,944.17
|
$170.76
CHF155.48
|
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