Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 1.9% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 60.4% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,942
|
$6.57
₸2,930.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
$4.88
₸2,178.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,110
|
$0.61
₸270.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,781
|
$0.41
₸181.07
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
$0.35
₸155.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,133
|
$3.81
₸1,700.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,921
|
$3.56
₸1,588.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
$1.25
₸558.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,332
|
$1.82
₸812.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,563
|
$0.59
₸261.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,243
|
$0.76
₸338.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,775
|
$0.77
₸342.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,577
|
$0.81
₸361.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,108
|
$0.23
₸104.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,720
|
$0.20
₸88.22
|
|
pay 15.6% less for transportation
Vietnam
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,077
|
$1.59
₸711.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,483
|
$13.54
₸6,040.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
$17,629.64
₸7,866,894.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,011
|
$5.07
₸2,261.20
|
|
pay 4.7% less for housing
Vietnam
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
$11.61
₸5,181.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
$314.90
₸140,519.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
$194.88
₸86,962.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
$38.12
₸17,010.60
|
|
pay 34.8% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
$144.70
₸64,569.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
$6,749.27
₸3,011,733.13
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,818
|
$1.00
₸445.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,374
|
$1.62
₸722.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
$1.45
₸645.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,206
|
$31.75
₸14,169.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,203
|
$4.24
₸1,893.26
|
|
pay 21.5% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
$68.63
₸30,623.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
$35.72
₸15,941.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
$74.53
₸33,259.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
$82.79
₸36,944.17
|
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