Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 0.1% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Peru, you would:
pay 21.4% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
$6.57
₸2,930.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
$4.88
₸2,178.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
$0.61
₸270.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.41
₸181.07
|
|
pay 6.1% more for groceries
Peru
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
$0.35
₸155.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
$3.81
₸1,700.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
$3.56
₸1,588.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
$1.25
₸558.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
$1.82
₸812.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
$0.59
₸261.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.76
₸338.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$0.77
₸342.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.81
₸361.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
$0.23
₸104.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.20
₸88.22
|
|
pay 39.8% less for transportation
Peru
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
$1.59
₸711.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.60
|
$13.54
₸6,040.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,014.19
|
$17,629.64
₸7,866,894.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
$5.07
₸2,261.20
|
|
pay 13.8% less for housing
Peru
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
$11.61
₸5,181.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,033.86
|
$314.90
₸140,519.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN761.80
|
$194.88
₸86,962.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN146.42
|
$38.12
₸17,010.60
|
|
pay 14.2% more for childcare
Peru
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN603.88
|
$144.70
₸64,569.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,064.02
|
$6,749.27
₸3,011,733.13
|
|
pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
$1.00
₸445.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
$1.62
₸722.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
$1.45
₸645.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.03
|
$31.75
₸14,169.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
$4.24
₸1,893.26
|
|
pay 43.8% more for clothing
Peru
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN149.31
|
$68.63
₸30,623.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.30
|
$35.72
₸15,941.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN251.73
|
$74.53
₸33,259.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN223.33
|
$82.79
₸36,944.17
|
|
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