Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 31.5% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 63.2% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
$6.57
₸2,914.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
$4.88
₸2,166.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$289.95
|
$0.61
₸269.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
$515.47
|
$0.41
₸180.09
|
|
pay 61.9% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
$263.79
|
$0.35
₸154.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
$1,933.00
|
$3.81
₸1,691.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
$1,231.72
|
$3.56
₸1,579.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
$1,030.93
|
$1.25
₸555.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
$865.37
|
$1.82
₸807.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
$175.36
|
$0.59
₸260.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
$242.05
|
$0.76
₸336.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
$350.72
|
$0.77
₸340.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
$456.34
|
$0.81
₸359.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$201.97
|
$0.23
₸103.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
$351.33
|
$0.20
₸87.74
|
|
pay 42.0% more for transportation
Liberia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
$760.86
|
$1.59
₸707.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.54
₸6,007.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
$980,006.49
|
$17,629.64
₸7,824,488.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
$2,598.33
|
$5.07
₸2,249.01
|
|
pay 47.3% less for housing
Liberia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
$9,640.81
|
$11.61
₸5,153.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
$131,508.29
|
$314.90
₸139,762.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
$30,605.83
|
$194.88
₸86,493.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
$40,523.64
|
$38.12
₸16,918.91
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
$25,600.84
|
$144.70
₸64,221.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
$237,243.24
|
$6,749.27
₸2,995,498.74
|
|
pay 60.8% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
$483.25
|
$1.00
₸442.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
$708.77
|
$1.62
₸718.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
$1,328.91
|
$1.45
₸642.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
$12,854.42
|
$31.75
₸14,093.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
$1,908.81
|
$4.24
₸1,883.05
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
$2,168.16
|
$68.63
₸30,458.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
$5,138.54
|
$35.72
₸15,855.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
$9,342.83
|
$74.53
₸33,080.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
$7,055.42
|
$82.79
₸36,745.03
|
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