Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 1.4% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 9.2% more for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$6.57
KZT2,899.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$4.88
KZT2,156.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
$0.61
KZT267.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
$0.41
KZT179.19
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
Mongolia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
$0.35
KZT153.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
$3.81
KZT1,682.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
$3.56
KZT1,571.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
$1.25
KZT552.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
$1.82
KZT803.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
$0.59
KZT259.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
$0.76
KZT334.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
$0.77
KZT338.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
$0.81
KZT358.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
$0.23
KZT103.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
$0.20
KZT87.30
|
|
pay 22.3% more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
$1.59
KZT704.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
$13.54
KZT5,977.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
$17,629.64
KZT7,785,362.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
$5.07
KZT2,237.77
|
|
pay 5.6% less for housing
Mongolia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
$11.61
KZT5,127.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
$314.90
KZT139,063.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
$194.88
KZT86,061.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
$38.12
KZT16,834.30
|
|
pay 10.4% more for childcare
Mongolia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
$144.70
KZT63,900.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
$6,749.27
KZT2,980,519.58
|
|
pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
$1.00
KZT440.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
$1.62
KZT714.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
$1.45
KZT638.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
$31.75
KZT14,023.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$4.24
KZT1,873.64
|
|
pay 23.7% more for clothing
Mongolia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
$68.63
KZT30,306.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
$35.72
KZT15,776.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
$74.53
KZT32,915.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
$82.79
KZT36,561.28
|
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