Cost of living comparison
United States is 3.5 times more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in United States instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
₸3,020.84
|
$18.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₸2,246.16
|
$9.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
₸279.08
|
$2.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₸186.67
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
₸160.21
|
$3.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
₸1,753.08
|
$5.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
₸1,637.42
|
$3.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
₸575.76
|
$4.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₸837.13
|
$5.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
₸269.89
|
$2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₸348.83
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₸352.76
|
$1.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸373.03
|
$2.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₸107.58
|
$1.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸90.95
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
₸733.64
|
$3.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
₸6,227.39
|
$63.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
₸8,110,394.53
|
$25,096.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
₸2,331.19
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
₸5,341.48
|
$70.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
₸144,869.23
|
$1,528.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
₸89,654.40
|
$1,282.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
₸17,537.12
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
₸66,567.98
|
$1,137.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
₸3,104,953.83
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
₸459.11
|
$5.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
₸744.76
|
$4.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
₸665.62
|
$8.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
₸14,608.47
|
$42.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
₸1,951.86
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
₸31,571.33
|
$45.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
₸16,434.69
|
$36.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
₸34,289.28
|
$79.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
₸38,087.68
|
$109.59
|
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