Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 68.1% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Washington, you would:
pay 67.7% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.96
|
$6.57
KZT2,899.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.22
|
$4.88
KZT2,156.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
|
$0.61
KZT267.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
|
$0.41
KZT179.19
|
|
pay 56.5% less for groceries
Washington
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$0.35
KZT153.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
|
$3.81
KZT1,682.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
|
$3.56
KZT1,571.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.62
|
$1.25
KZT552.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.40
|
$1.82
KZT803.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$0.59
KZT259.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.76
KZT334.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.77
KZT338.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$0.81
KZT358.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.23
KZT103.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.20
KZT87.30
|
|
pay 60.1% less for transportation
Washington
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
|
$1.59
KZT704.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.93
|
$13.54
KZT5,977.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,741.28
|
$17,629.64
KZT7,785,362.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.12
|
$5.07
KZT2,237.77
|
|
pay 80.0% less for housing
Washington
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.08
|
$11.61
KZT5,127.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,617.40
|
$314.90
KZT139,063.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,418.32
|
$194.88
KZT86,061.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.00
|
$38.12
KZT16,834.30
|
|
pay 77.0% less for childcare
Washington
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,309.82
|
$144.70
KZT63,900.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,297.89
|
$6,749.27
KZT2,980,519.58
|
|
pay 67.5% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
|
$1.00
KZT440.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.92
|
$1.62
KZT714.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.93
|
$1.45
KZT638.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.29
|
$31.75
KZT14,023.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.04
|
$4.24
KZT1,873.64
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Washington
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.56
|
$68.63
KZT30,306.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
|
$35.72
KZT15,776.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.20
|
$74.53
KZT32,915.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.25
|
$82.79
KZT36,561.28
|
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