Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 92.2% more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 85.9% more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
NPR315.98
|
$6.57
KZT2,899.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
NPR845.65
|
$4.88
KZT2,156.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
NPR54.44
|
$0.61
KZT267.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.58
|
$0.41
KZT179.19
|
|
pay 35.6% more for groceries
Nepal
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR60.82
|
$0.35
KZT153.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
NPR400.60
|
$3.81
KZT1,682.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
NPR367.52
|
$3.56
KZT1,571.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
NPR187.24
|
$1.25
KZT552.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
NPR175.35
|
$1.82
KZT803.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
NPR115.72
|
$0.59
KZT259.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
NPR52.27
|
$0.76
KZT334.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
NPR68.45
|
$0.77
KZT338.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR33.77
|
$0.81
KZT358.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.50
|
$0.23
KZT103.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR32.77
|
$0.20
KZT87.30
|
|
pay 25.9% less for transportation
Nepal
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NPR518.74
|
$1.59
KZT704.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
NPR1,499.75
|
$13.54
KZT5,977.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
NPR4,158,181.46
|
$17,629.64
KZT7,785,362.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
NPR868.74
|
$5.07
KZT2,237.77
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
NPR1,815.10
|
$11.61
KZT5,127.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
NPR11,137.85
|
$314.90
KZT139,063.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
NPR7,451.77
|
$194.88
KZT86,061.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
NPR2,232.89
|
$38.12
KZT16,834.30
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
NPR7,787.09
|
$144.70
KZT63,900.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
NPR242,623.56
|
$6,749.27
KZT2,980,519.58
|
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
NPR267.19
|
$1.00
KZT440.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
NPR178.66
|
$1.62
KZT714.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
NPR301.79
|
$1.45
KZT638.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
NPR3,553.16
|
$31.75
KZT14,023.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
NPR344.34
|
$4.24
KZT1,873.64
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
NPR2,088.46
|
$68.63
KZT30,306.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
NPR2,716.79
|
$35.72
KZT15,776.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
NPR5,145.73
|
$74.53
KZT32,915.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
NPR3,757.47
|
$82.79
KZT36,561.28
|
|
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