Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.3 times more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
₸3,068.66
|
$17.09
£13.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₸2,281.71
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
₸283.50
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₸189.63
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 87.4% more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
₸162.75
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
₸1,780.83
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
₸1,663.34
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
₸584.87
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₸850.38
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
₸274.16
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₸354.35
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₸358.34
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸378.94
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₸109.28
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸92.39
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
₸745.26
|
$7.31
£5.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
₸6,325.97
|
$91.63
£73.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
₸8,238,787.36
|
$25,486.21
£20,576.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
₸2,368.10
|
$16.30
£13.16
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
₸5,426.04
|
$37.72
£30.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
₸147,162.60
|
$1,053.04
£850.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
₸91,073.69
|
$836.18
£675.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
₸17,814.74
|
$183.29
£147.98
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
₸67,621.80
|
$1,186.33
£957.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
₸3,154,107.27
|
$16,551.73
£13,363.25
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
₸466.37
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
₸756.55
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
₸676.16
|
$14.82
£11.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
₸14,839.73
|
$41.78
£33.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
₸1,982.76
|
$11.97
£9.67
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
₸32,071.12
|
$73.74
£59.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
₸16,694.86
|
$38.00
£30.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
₸34,832.10
|
$79.51
£64.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
₸38,690.64
|
$80.83
£65.26
|
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