Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 37.7% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.94
|
$6.57
KZT2,899.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.86
|
$4.88
KZT2,156.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$0.61
KZT267.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.41
KZT179.19
|
|
pay 24.1% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.35
KZT153.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.12
|
$3.81
KZT1,682.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.92
|
$3.56
KZT1,571.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$1.25
KZT552.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.59
|
$1.82
KZT803.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.59
KZT259.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.76
KZT334.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.77
KZT338.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.81
KZT358.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.23
KZT103.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.20
KZT87.30
|
|
pay 59.0% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.34
|
$1.59
KZT704.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.42
|
$13.54
KZT5,977.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,925.10
|
$17,629.64
KZT7,785,362.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.89
|
$5.07
KZT2,237.77
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
Portugal
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.71
|
$11.61
KZT5,127.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€659.61
|
$314.90
KZT139,063.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€514.86
|
$194.88
KZT86,061.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.55
|
$38.12
KZT16,834.30
|
|
pay 37.1% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€329.91
|
$144.70
KZT63,900.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,440.56
|
$6,749.27
KZT2,980,519.58
|
|
pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.94
|
$1.00
KZT440.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$1.62
KZT714.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.19
|
$1.45
KZT638.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.57
|
$31.75
KZT14,023.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.99
|
$4.24
KZT1,873.64
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.25
|
$68.63
KZT30,306.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.09
|
$35.72
KZT15,776.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.49
|
$74.53
KZT32,915.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.62
|
$82.79
KZT36,561.28
|
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