Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 9.0% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 22.4% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Kazakhstan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD580
|
$6.57
KZT2,899.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD577
|
$4.88
KZT2,156.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD137
|
$0.61
KZT267.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$0.41
KZT179.19
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$0.35
KZT153.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD305
|
$3.81
KZT1,682.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD428
|
$3.56
KZT1,571.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
$1.25
KZT552.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD286
|
$1.82
KZT803.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$0.59
KZT259.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD69
|
$0.76
KZT334.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.77
KZT338.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$0.81
KZT358.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.23
KZT103.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.20
KZT87.30
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
Serbia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD646
|
$1.59
KZT704.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,139
|
$13.54
KZT5,977.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,062,734
|
$17,629.64
KZT7,785,362.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD712
|
$5.07
KZT2,237.77
|
|
pay 14.4% less for housing
Serbia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,160
|
$11.61
KZT5,127.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,587
|
$314.90
KZT139,063.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,229
|
$194.88
KZT86,061.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,295
|
$38.12
KZT16,834.30
|
|
pay 0.6% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,477
|
$144.70
KZT63,900.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD745,435
|
$6,749.27
KZT2,980,519.58
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD199
|
$1.00
KZT440.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD142
|
$1.62
KZT714.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD376
|
$1.45
KZT638.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,412
|
$31.75
KZT14,023.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD495
|
$4.24
KZT1,873.64
|
|
pay 16.9% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,591
|
$68.63
KZT30,306.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,890
|
$35.72
KZT15,776.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,404
|
$74.53
KZT32,915.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,937
|
$82.79
KZT36,561.28
|
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