Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 54.3% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 68.6% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Kazakhstan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$6.57
₸2,930.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$4.88
₸2,178.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.67
|
$0.61
₸270.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.41
₸181.07
|
|
pay 38.3% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Kazakhstan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$0.35
₸155.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$3.81
₸1,700.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$3.56
₸1,588.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$1.25
₸558.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$1.82
₸812.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$0.59
₸261.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.76
₸338.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.77
₸342.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.81
₸361.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.23
₸104.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.20
₸88.22
|
|
pay 71.5% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.96
|
$1.59
₸711.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€97.98
|
$13.54
₸6,040.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,188.19
|
$17,629.64
₸7,866,894.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.33
|
$5.07
₸2,261.20
|
|
pay 76.2% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.79
|
$11.61
₸5,181.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,063.75
|
$314.90
₸140,519.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.06
|
$194.88
₸86,962.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.70
|
$38.12
₸17,010.60
|
|
pay 42.8% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,515.60
|
$144.70
₸64,569.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,007.98
|
$6,749.27
₸3,011,733.13
|
|
pay 59.4% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Kazakhstan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$1.00
₸445.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$1.62
₸722.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$1.45
₸645.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.97
|
$31.75
₸14,169.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$4.24
₸1,893.26
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€82.97
|
$68.63
₸30,623.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.15
|
$35.72
₸15,941.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.65
|
$74.53
₸33,259.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€115.96
|
$82.79
₸36,944.17
|
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