Cost of living comparison
United States is 3.8 times more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in United States instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.63
₸1,846.71
|
$15.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.66
₸1,528.01
|
$8.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
₸190.38
|
$2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₸115.24
|
$1.60
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.29
₸96.20
|
$2.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
₸1,073.98
|
$5.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₸941.38
|
$3.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
₸365.12
|
$2.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
₸564.07
|
$4.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
₸181.40
|
$2.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
₸209.99
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
₸232.47
|
$1.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
₸246.23
|
$1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸67.13
|
$1.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₸57.63
|
$1.23
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.61
₸528.06
|
$4.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.84
₸4,208.61
|
$64.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,365.92
₸5,693,590.78
|
$24,050.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.25
₸1,393.76
|
$16.53
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.96
₸3,594.56
|
$68.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.44
₸70,963.06
|
$1,446.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.09
₸51,174.05
|
$1,166.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.11
₸12,167.17
|
$132.57
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.46
₸35,558.87
|
$980.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,183.66
₸2,027,375.58
|
$14,983.58
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₸320.83
|
$5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
₸490.31
|
$4.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
₸402.58
|
$8.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.77
₸10,088.66
|
$40.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.88
₸1,270.78
|
$11.80
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.89
₸23,569.78
|
$44.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.96
₸11,462.19
|
$36.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.44
₸23,422.71
|
$77.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.67
₸27,103.02
|
$98.75
|
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