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
₸2,930.15
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₸2,178.72
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
₸270.70
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₸181.07
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 78.1% more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
₸155.40
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
₸1,700.45
|
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
₸1,588.26
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
₸558.47
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₸812.00
|
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
₸261.78
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₸338.35
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₸342.16
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸361.83
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₸104.35
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸88.22
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
₸711.62
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
₸6,040.42
|
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
₸7,866,894.39
|
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
₸2,261.20
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 18.9% more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
₸5,181.12
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
₸140,519.79
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
₸86,962.69
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
₸17,010.60
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 88.9% more for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
₸64,569.40
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
₸3,011,733.13
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 68.2% more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
₸445.32
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
₸722.40
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
₸645.64
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
₸14,169.88
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
₸1,893.26
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
₸30,623.46
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
₸15,941.27
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
₸33,259.80
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
₸36,944.17
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
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