Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 52.5% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Norway, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
NOK195.66
|
$6.57
KZT2,899.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
NOK125.60
|
$4.88
KZT2,156.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
NOK32.24
|
$0.61
KZT267.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
NOK29.11
|
$0.41
KZT179.19
|
|
pay 56.6% less for groceries
Norway
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
NOK29.10
|
$0.35
KZT153.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
NOK60.30
|
$3.81
KZT1,682.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
NOK78.13
|
$3.56
KZT1,571.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
NOK38.98
|
$1.25
KZT552.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
NOK61.23
|
$1.82
KZT803.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK14.09
|
$0.59
KZT259.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.92
|
$0.76
KZT334.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
NOK13.93
|
$0.77
KZT338.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
NOK18.26
|
$0.81
KZT358.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK10.13
|
$0.23
KZT103.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
NOK11.18
|
$0.20
KZT87.30
|
|
pay 70.3% less for transportation
Norway
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
NOK83.35
|
$1.59
KZT704.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
NOK768.55
|
$13.54
KZT5,977.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
NOK357,136.02
|
$17,629.64
KZT7,785,362.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
NOK235.00
|
$5.07
KZT2,237.77
|
|
pay 73.5% less for housing
Norway
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
NOK555.07
|
$11.61
KZT5,127.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
NOK10,517.07
|
$314.90
KZT139,063.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
NOK8,311.33
|
$194.88
KZT86,061.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
NOK1,732.84
|
$38.12
KZT16,834.30
|
|
pay 8.4% less for childcare
Norway
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
NOK3,481.07
|
$144.70
KZT63,900.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
NOK54,063.84
|
$6,749.27
KZT2,980,519.58
|
|
pay 65.5% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
NOK96.28
|
$1.00
KZT440.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
NOK44.22
|
$1.62
KZT714.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
NOK145.65
|
$1.45
KZT638.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
NOK451.74
|
$31.75
KZT14,023.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
NOK142.81
|
$4.24
KZT1,873.64
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
Norway
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
NOK863.72
|
$68.63
KZT30,306.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NOK470.51
|
$35.72
KZT15,776.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
NOK1,095.05
|
$74.53
KZT32,915.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NOK1,400.07
|
$82.79
KZT36,561.28
|
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