Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 47.1% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 13.8% less for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
₸3,020.84
|
$2.08
฿73.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₸2,246.16
|
$5.66
฿200.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
₸279.08
|
$0.67
฿23.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₸186.67
|
$0.35
฿12.51
|
|
pay 78.1% more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
₸160.21
|
$1.48
฿52.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
₸1,753.08
|
$7.99
฿282.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
₸1,637.42
|
$6.46
฿228.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
₸575.76
|
$1.75
฿61.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₸837.13
|
$1.07
฿37.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
₸269.89
|
$1.20
฿42.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₸348.83
|
$0.50
฿17.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₸352.76
|
$0.79
฿28.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸373.03
|
$0.59
฿20.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₸107.58
|
$0.62
฿21.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸90.95
|
$0.46
฿16.26
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
₸733.64
|
$4.57
฿161.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
₸6,227.39
|
$24.32
฿860.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
₸8,110,394.53
|
$31,287.73
฿1,106,576.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
₸2,331.19
|
$9.68
฿342.42
|
|
pay 18.9% more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
₸5,341.48
|
$17.10
฿604.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
₸144,869.23
|
$290.79
฿10,284.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
₸89,654.40
|
$207.49
฿7,338.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
₸17,537.12
|
$49.43
฿1,748.21
|
|
pay 88.9% more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
₸66,567.98
|
$334.45
฿11,828.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
₸3,104,953.83
|
$9,908.05
฿350,425.26
|
|
pay 68.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
₸459.11
|
$1.90
฿67.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
₸744.76
|
$1.94
฿68.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
₸665.62
|
$3.61
฿127.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
₸14,608.47
|
$47.07
฿1,664.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
₸1,951.86
|
$5.63
฿199.20
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
₸31,571.33
|
$40.39
฿1,428.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
₸16,434.69
|
$27.03
฿955.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
₸34,289.28
|
$82.02
฿2,900.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
₸38,087.68
|
$65.30
฿2,309.38
|
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