Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 51.4% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
₦2,127.99
|
$6.57
₸2,930.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
₦7,232.15
|
$4.88
₸2,178.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₦459.77
|
$0.61
₸270.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
₦306.13
|
$0.41
₸181.07
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
Nigeria
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
₦1,360.51
|
$0.35
₸155.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
₦2,004.84
|
$3.81
₸1,700.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
₦12,005.32
|
$3.56
₸1,588.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
₦2,421.11
|
$1.25
₸558.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₦2,182.71
|
$1.82
₸812.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
₦2,041.70
|
$0.59
₸261.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
₦904.49
|
$0.76
₸338.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
₦681.63
|
$0.77
₸342.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₦921.38
|
$0.81
₸361.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
₦1,008.64
|
$0.23
₸104.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₦784.51
|
$0.20
₸88.22
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
Nigeria
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
₦1,771.59
|
$1.59
₸711.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
₦30,092.04
|
$13.54
₸6,040.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
₦19,016,689.71
|
$17,629.64
₸7,866,894.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
₦12,154.15
|
$5.07
₸2,261.20
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
Nigeria
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
₦52,450.23
|
$11.61
₸5,181.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
₦1,056,695.68
|
$314.90
₸140,519.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
₦537,277.27
|
$194.88
₸86,962.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
₦20,396.11
|
$38.12
₸17,010.60
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Nigeria
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
₦106,363.30
|
$144.70
₸64,569.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
₦2,584,324.38
|
$6,749.27
₸3,011,733.13
|
|
pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
₦969.48
|
$1.00
₸445.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₦2,431.12
|
$1.62
₸722.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
₦1,241.22
|
$1.45
₸645.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
₦31,825.79
|
$31.75
₸14,169.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
₦7,563.15
|
$4.24
₸1,893.26
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Nigeria
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
₦21,772.05
|
$68.63
₸30,623.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
₦29,204.52
|
$35.72
₸15,941.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
₦60,808.88
|
$74.53
₸33,259.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
₦78,602.54
|
$82.79
₸36,944.17
|
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