Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 27.1% cheaper than Oman.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Oman, you would:
pay 1.7% more for restaurants
Oman
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
$6.57
₸2,914.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
$4.88
₸2,166.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$0.61
₸269.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
$0.41
₸180.09
|
|
pay 20.1% less for groceries
Oman
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
$0.35
₸154.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
$3.81
₸1,691.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
$3.56
₸1,579.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
$1.25
₸555.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$1.82
₸807.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
$0.59
₸260.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
$0.76
₸336.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$0.77
₸340.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.81
₸359.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.23
₸103.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
$0.20
₸87.74
|
|
pay 44.7% less for transportation
Oman
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$1.59
₸707.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$13.54
₸6,007.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.790
|
$17,629.64
₸7,824,488.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
$5.07
₸2,249.01
|
|
pay 55.3% less for housing
Oman
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
$11.61
₸5,153.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.91
OMR198.220
|
$314.90
₸139,762.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.68
OMR148.860
|
$194.88
₸86,493.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
$38.12
₸16,918.91
|
|
pay 7.7% less for childcare
Oman
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.74
OMR63.040
|
$144.70
₸64,221.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.920
|
$6,749.27
₸2,995,498.74
|
|
pay 65.8% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
$1.00
₸442.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
$1.62
₸718.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
$1.45
₸642.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
$31.75
₸14,093.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
$4.24
₸1,883.05
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
Oman
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
$68.63
₸30,458.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
$35.72
₸15,855.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
$74.53
₸33,080.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
$82.79
₸36,745.03
|
|
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