Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 42.2% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,447
|
$6.57
KZT2,899.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
$4.88
KZT2,156.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,938
|
$0.61
KZT267.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩930
|
$0.41
KZT179.19
|
|
pay 65.9% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
$0.35
KZT153.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,188
|
$3.81
KZT1,682.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,922
|
$3.56
KZT1,571.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,764
|
$1.25
KZT552.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,940
|
$1.82
KZT803.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,991
|
$0.59
KZT259.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,080
|
$0.76
KZT334.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,667
|
$0.77
KZT338.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,159
|
$0.81
KZT358.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,925
|
$0.23
KZT103.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,494
|
$0.20
KZT87.30
|
|
pay 55.2% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,786
|
$1.59
KZT704.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩60,258
|
$13.54
KZT5,977.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,493,672
|
$17,629.64
KZT7,785,362.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,865
|
$5.07
KZT2,237.77
|
|
pay 41.5% less for housing
South Korea
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩29,060
|
$11.61
KZT5,127.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩540,750
|
$314.90
KZT139,063.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩416,742
|
$194.88
KZT86,061.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩153,199
|
$38.12
KZT16,834.30
|
|
pay 61.1% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩472,586
|
$144.70
KZT63,900.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,164,395
|
$6,749.27
KZT2,980,519.58
|
|
pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,021
|
$1.00
KZT440.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,533
|
$1.62
KZT714.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
$1.45
KZT638.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,668
|
$31.75
KZT14,023.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,299
|
$4.24
KZT1,873.64
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,752
|
$68.63
KZT30,306.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,457
|
$35.72
KZT15,776.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩103,978
|
$74.53
KZT32,915.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩125,443
|
$82.79
KZT36,561.28
|
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