Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 15.7% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Romania, you would:
pay 33.5% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON32.16
|
$6.57
KZT2,899.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON25.11
|
$4.88
KZT2,156.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON6.03
|
$0.61
KZT267.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.58
|
$0.41
KZT179.19
|
|
pay 9.2% less for groceries
Romania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.27
|
$0.35
KZT153.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.22
|
$3.81
KZT1,682.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.13
|
$3.56
KZT1,571.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.93
|
$1.25
KZT552.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.35
|
$1.82
KZT803.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON2.00
|
$0.59
KZT259.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.74
|
$0.76
KZT334.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.70
|
$0.77
KZT338.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.06
|
$0.81
KZT358.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$0.23
KZT103.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$0.20
KZT87.30
|
|
pay 29.2% less for transportation
Romania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON30.08
|
$1.59
KZT704.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON85.32
|
$13.54
KZT5,977.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,819.86
|
$17,629.64
KZT7,785,362.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.42
|
$5.07
KZT2,237.77
|
|
pay 7.6% less for housing
Romania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.25
|
$11.61
KZT5,127.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,342.51
|
$314.90
KZT139,063.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON986.88
|
$194.88
KZT86,061.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON464.93
|
$38.12
KZT16,834.30
|
|
pay 10.4% less for childcare
Romania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,446.94
|
$144.70
KZT63,900.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,624.72
|
$6,749.27
KZT2,980,519.58
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.34
|
$1.00
KZT440.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.39
|
$1.62
KZT714.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.76
|
$1.45
KZT638.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON164.38
|
$31.75
KZT14,023.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.27
|
$4.24
KZT1,873.64
|
|
pay 11.3% more for clothing
Romania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON267.34
|
$68.63
KZT30,306.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON146.62
|
$35.72
KZT15,776.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON325.45
|
$74.53
KZT32,915.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON362.02
|
$82.79
KZT36,561.28
|
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