Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 43.7% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Syria, you would:
pay 11.1% more for restaurants
Syria
|
Kazakhstan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.10
£10,300
|
$6.57
₸2,914.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
£11,039
|
$4.88
₸2,166.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
£2,042
|
$0.61
₸269.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
£1,035
|
$0.41
₸180.09
|
|
pay 49.6% more for groceries
Syria
|
Kazakhstan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
£1,838
|
$0.35
₸154.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.86
£4,664
|
$3.81
₸1,691.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
£7,283
|
$3.56
₸1,579.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
£3,947
|
$1.25
₸555.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
£5,065
|
$1.82
₸807.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
£1,003
|
$0.59
₸260.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
£1,763
|
$0.76
₸336.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
£508
|
$0.77
₸340.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
£819
|
$0.81
₸359.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
£555
|
$0.23
₸103.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
£447
|
$0.20
₸87.74
|
|
pay 31.7% less for transportation
Syria
|
Kazakhstan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£9,949
|
$1.59
₸707.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.68
£29,338
|
$13.54
₸6,007.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,961.78
£77,792,410
|
$17,629.64
₸7,824,488.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
£21,178
|
$5.07
₸2,249.01
|
|
pay 38.8% more for housing
Syria
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.65
£92,086
|
$11.61
₸5,153.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.93
£376,707
|
$314.90
₸139,762.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.14
£216,422
|
$194.88
₸86,493.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.68
£109,738
|
$38.12
₸16,918.91
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Syria
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.88
£160,498
|
$144.70
₸64,221.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,887.73
£7,255,516
|
$6,749.27
₸2,995,498.74
|
|
pay 38.0% more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Kazakhstan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
£4,166
|
$1.00
₸442.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.98
£2,460
|
$1.62
₸718.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.08
£5,238
|
$1.45
₸642.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.47
£33,842
|
$31.75
₸14,093.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
£6,700
|
$4.24
₸1,883.05
|
|
pay 70.0% more for clothing
Syria
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.67
£54,441
|
$68.63
₸30,458.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.71
£54,557
|
$35.72
₸15,855.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.97
£276,294
|
$74.53
₸33,080.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.29
£159,007
|
$82.79
₸36,745.03
|
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