Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 27.3% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$6.57
KZT2,910.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL41.63
|
$4.88
KZT2,164.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.24
|
$0.61
KZT268.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.65
|
$0.41
KZT179.84
|
|
pay 29.8% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.53
|
$0.35
KZT154.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL66.12
|
$3.81
KZT1,688.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL88.58
|
$3.56
KZT1,577.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.38
|
$1.25
KZT554.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL35.98
|
$1.82
KZT806.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.11
|
$0.59
KZT260.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.46
|
$0.76
KZT336.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.38
|
$0.77
KZT339.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL10.91
|
$0.81
KZT359.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.46
|
$0.23
KZT103.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.69
|
$0.20
KZT87.62
|
|
pay 47.7% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL85.04
|
$1.59
KZT706.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL533.08
|
$13.54
KZT5,999.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL304,616.95
|
$17,629.64
KZT7,813,757.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL459.06
|
$5.07
KZT2,245.93
|
|
pay 42.9% less for housing
Swaziland
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL966.65
|
$11.61
KZT5,146.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,373.43
|
$314.90
KZT139,570.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,089.59
|
$194.88
KZT86,375.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,255.30
|
$38.12
KZT16,895.70
|
|
pay 62.8% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,277.95
|
$144.70
KZT64,133.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL60,066.05
|
$6,749.27
KZT2,991,390.24
|
|
pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$1.00
KZT442.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$1.62
KZT717.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.12
|
$1.45
KZT641.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL490.77
|
$31.75
KZT14,074.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL55.85
|
$4.24
KZT1,880.47
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL966.26
|
$68.63
KZT30,416.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL507.69
|
$35.72
KZT15,833.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,694.69
|
$74.53
KZT33,035.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,929.24
|
$82.79
KZT36,694.63
|
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