Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 31.7% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 58.9% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.89
|
$6.57
₸2,930.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
$4.88
₸2,178.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.15
|
$0.61
₸270.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.08
|
$0.41
₸181.07
|
|
pay 40.3% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
$0.35
₸155.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺84.95
|
$3.81
₸1,700.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.84
|
$3.56
₸1,588.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
$1.25
₸558.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.67
|
$1.82
₸812.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$0.59
₸261.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.96
|
$0.76
₸338.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.97
|
$0.77
₸342.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.73
|
$0.81
₸361.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.23
₸104.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.20
₸88.22
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
Turkey
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.89
|
$1.59
₸711.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.13
|
$13.54
₸6,040.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
$17,629.64
₸7,866,894.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.50
|
$5.07
₸2,261.20
|
|
pay 23.8% more for housing
Turkey
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
$11.61
₸5,181.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
$314.90
₸140,519.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
$194.88
₸86,962.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
$38.12
₸17,010.60
|
|
pay 40.8% more for childcare
Turkey
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
$144.70
₸64,569.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
$6,749.27
₸3,011,733.13
|
|
pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.86
|
$1.00
₸445.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.26
|
$1.62
₸722.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
$1.45
₸645.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.26
|
$31.75
₸14,169.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.19
|
$4.24
₸1,893.26
|
|
pay 70.0% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
$68.63
₸30,623.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
$35.72
₸15,941.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
$74.53
₸33,259.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
$82.79
₸36,944.17
|
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