Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 9.7% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Laos, you would:
pay 22.8% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
$6.57
KZT2,910.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$4.88
KZT2,164.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
$0.61
KZT268.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
$0.41
KZT179.84
|
|
pay 51.1% less for groceries
Laos
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
$0.35
KZT154.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$3.81
KZT1,688.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
$3.56
KZT1,577.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
$1.25
KZT554.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
$1.82
KZT806.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
$0.59
KZT260.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
$0.76
KZT336.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
$0.77
KZT339.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
$0.81
KZT359.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
$0.23
KZT103.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
$0.20
KZT87.62
|
|
pay 17.6% less for transportation
Laos
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
$1.59
KZT706.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$13.54
KZT5,999.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
$17,629.64
KZT7,813,757.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
$5.07
KZT2,245.93
|
|
pay 53.0% less for housing
Laos
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
$11.61
KZT5,146.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
$314.90
KZT139,570.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
$194.88
KZT86,375.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$38.12
KZT16,895.70
|
|
pay 50.3% more for childcare
Laos
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$144.70
KZT64,133.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
$6,749.27
KZT2,991,390.24
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
$1.00
KZT442.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
$1.62
KZT717.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
$1.45
KZT641.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$31.75
KZT14,074.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$4.24
KZT1,880.47
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
Laos
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
$68.63
KZT30,416.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
$35.72
KZT15,833.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
$74.53
KZT33,035.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$82.79
KZT36,694.63
|
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