Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 34.7% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 47.7% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€8.84
|
$6.57
₸2,945.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€5.95
|
$4.88
₸2,189.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.51
|
$0.61
₸272.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.32
|
$0.41
₸181.99
|
|
pay 22.0% less for groceries
Lithuania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
$0.35
₸156.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.14
|
$3.81
₸1,709.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.61
|
$3.56
₸1,596.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.13
|
$1.25
₸561.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.58
|
$1.82
₸816.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.59
₸263.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.76
₸340.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.77
₸343.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$0.81
₸363.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$0.23
₸104.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.20
₸88.67
|
|
pay 44.6% less for transportation
Lithuania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.05
|
$1.59
₸715.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€27.85
|
$13.54
₸6,071.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,285.53
|
$17,629.64
₸7,907,011.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.14
|
$5.07
₸2,272.73
|
|
pay 35.4% less for housing
Lithuania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.10
|
$11.61
₸5,207.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€379.33
|
$314.90
₸141,236.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€266.12
|
$194.88
₸87,406.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€134.96
|
$38.12
₸17,097.34
|
|
pay 29.8% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€366.87
|
$144.70
₸64,898.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€5,964.90
|
$6,749.27
₸3,027,091.23
|
|
pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.47
|
$1.00
₸447.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.44
|
$1.62
₸726.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.31
|
$1.45
₸648.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.27
|
$31.75
₸14,242.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.27
|
$4.24
₸1,902.91
|
|
pay 15.9% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€71.99
|
$68.63
₸30,779.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.19
|
$35.72
₸16,022.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€72.36
|
$74.53
₸33,429.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€106.21
|
$82.79
₸37,132.56
|
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