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
₸2,625.97
|
$15.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.66
₸2,172.79
|
$8.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
₸270.71
|
$2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₸163.87
|
$1.60
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.29
₸136.79
|
$2.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
₸1,527.17
|
$5.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₸1,338.62
|
$3.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
₸519.18
|
$2.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
₸802.10
|
$4.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
₸257.95
|
$2.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
₸298.59
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
₸330.56
|
$1.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
₸350.13
|
$1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸95.45
|
$1.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₸81.95
|
$1.23
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.61
₸750.89
|
$4.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.84
₸5,984.53
|
$64.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,365.92
₸8,096,130.06
|
$24,050.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.25
₸1,981.88
|
$16.53
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.96
₸5,111.36
|
$68.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.44
₸100,907.53
|
$1,446.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.09
₸72,768.09
|
$1,166.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.11
₸17,301.38
|
$132.57
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.46
₸50,563.74
|
$980.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,183.66
₸2,882,872.51
|
$14,983.58
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₸456.21
|
$5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
₸697.20
|
$4.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
₸572.45
|
$8.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.77
₸14,345.80
|
$40.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.88
₸1,807.02
|
$11.80
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.89
₸33,515.58
|
$44.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.96
₸16,298.93
|
$36.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.44
₸33,306.45
|
$77.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.67
₸38,539.75
|
$98.75
|
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