Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 27.4% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 37.4% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.74
|
$8.87
KZT3,923.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.16
|
$6.78
KZT2,998.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$0.83
KZT367.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.52
KZT230.89
|
|
pay 30.7% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.46
KZT205.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$4.61
KZT2,036.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
$4.19
KZT1,853.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
$1.63
KZT720.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$2.42
KZT1,068.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.64
KZT282.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.97
KZT428.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$1.02
KZT450.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$0.97
KZT427.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.24
KZT104.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.24
KZT104.84
|
|
pay 20.9% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
$2.05
KZT908.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.46
|
$14.36
KZT6,353.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,867.44
|
$22,632.91
KZT10,010,785.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
$5.95
KZT2,632.17
|
|
pay 44.8% more for housing
Belarus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.06
|
$13.46
KZT5,953.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.84
|
$431.95
KZT191,056.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.70
|
$271.20
KZT119,953.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.34
|
$39.97
KZT17,680.80
|
|
pay 6.2% more for childcare
Belarus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,147.57
|
$226.97
KZT100,390.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,047.69
|
$7,697.85
KZT3,404,841.92
|
|
pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$1.29
KZT572.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$2.13
KZT941.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$1.91
KZT842.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.88
|
$40.51
KZT17,915.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
$5.10
KZT2,253.66
|
|
pay 17.5% more for clothing
Belarus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.63
|
$60.78
KZT26,882.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN107.04
|
$45.95
KZT20,322.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.83
|
$95.70
KZT42,331.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.93
|
$90.85
KZT40,184.69
|
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