Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 53.4% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 58.4% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Kazakhstan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.81
|
$6.57
₸2,930.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
$4.88
₸2,178.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.49
|
$0.61
₸270.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.10
|
$0.41
₸181.07
|
|
pay 35.5% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Kazakhstan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
$0.35
₸155.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.91
|
$3.81
₸1,700.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.78
|
$3.56
₸1,588.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
$1.25
₸558.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.55
|
$1.82
₸812.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.85
|
$0.59
₸261.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.76
₸338.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$0.77
₸342.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.95
|
$0.81
₸361.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.23
₸104.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.47
|
$0.20
₸88.22
|
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pay 65.8% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Kazakhstan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.91
|
$1.59
₸711.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£74.08
|
$13.54
₸6,040.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
$17,629.64
₸7,866,894.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.18
|
$5.07
₸2,261.20
|
|
pay 73.8% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Kazakhstan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
$11.61
₸5,181.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
$314.90
₸140,519.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£676.03
|
$194.88
₸86,962.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
$38.12
₸17,010.60
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
$144.70
₸64,569.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
$6,749.27
₸3,011,733.13
|
|
pay 62.7% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Kazakhstan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£4.00
|
$1.00
₸445.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.90
|
$1.62
₸722.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
$1.45
₸645.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.78
|
$31.75
₸14,169.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.68
|
$4.24
₸1,893.26
|
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pay 4.2% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
$68.63
₸30,623.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
$35.72
₸15,941.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
$74.53
₸33,259.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£65.35
|
$82.79
₸36,944.17
|
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