Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 29.3% cheaper than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 2.1% less for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
$6.57
₸2,914.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$4.88
₸2,166.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$0.61
₸269.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$0.41
₸180.09
|
|
pay 29.1% less for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$0.35
₸154.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
$3.81
₸1,691.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$3.56
₸1,579.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$1.25
₸555.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$1.82
₸807.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
$0.59
₸260.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.76
₸336.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
$0.77
₸340.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$0.81
₸359.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$0.23
₸103.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
$0.20
₸87.74
|
|
pay 47.7% less for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$1.59
₸707.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
$13.54
₸6,007.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,556.17
|
$17,629.64
₸7,824,488.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
$5.07
₸2,249.01
|
|
pay 46.1% less for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.33
|
$11.61
₸5,153.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.13
|
$314.90
₸139,762.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.11
|
$194.88
₸86,493.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.39
|
$38.12
₸16,918.91
|
|
pay 20.1% less for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,064.81
|
$144.70
₸64,221.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.42
|
$6,749.27
₸2,995,498.74
|
|
pay 62.3% less for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$1.00
₸442.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$1.62
₸718.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
$1.45
₸642.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.02
|
$31.75
₸14,093.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
$4.24
₸1,883.05
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.68
|
$68.63
₸30,458.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.79
|
$35.72
₸15,855.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.16
|
$74.53
₸33,080.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.12
|
$82.79
₸36,745.03
|
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