Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 17.8% cheaper than Samoa.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
Samoa
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$6.57
₸2,914.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$4.88
₸2,166.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$0.61
₸269.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$0.41
₸180.09
|
|
pay 50.8% less for groceries
Samoa
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$0.35
₸154.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$3.81
₸1,691.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$3.56
₸1,579.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$1.25
₸555.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$1.82
₸807.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.59
₸260.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.76
₸336.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.77
₸340.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$0.81
₸359.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.23
₸103.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.20
₸87.74
|
|
pay 58.9% less for transportation
Samoa
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$1.59
₸707.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.54
₸6,007.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,629.64
₸7,824,488.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$5.07
₸2,249.01
|
|
pay 76.8% less for housing
Samoa
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$11.61
₸5,153.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$314.90
₸139,762.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$194.88
₸86,493.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$38.12
₸16,918.91
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Samoa
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$144.70
₸64,221.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$6,749.27
₸2,995,498.74
|
|
pay 51.1% less for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$1.00
₸442.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$1.62
₸718.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$1.45
₸642.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$31.75
₸14,093.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$4.24
₸1,883.05
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
Samoa
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$68.63
₸30,458.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$35.72
₸15,855.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$74.53
₸33,080.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$82.79
₸36,745.03
|
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