Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 17.5% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 31.9% more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.17
BOB21.91
|
$8.87
KZT3,962.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
BOB48.20
|
$6.78
KZT3,028.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
BOB7.03
|
$0.83
KZT370.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
BOB5.25
|
$0.52
KZT233.19
|
|
pay 16.0% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
BOB9.01
|
$0.46
KZT207.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
BOB18.41
|
$4.61
KZT2,057.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
BOB24.06
|
$4.19
KZT1,871.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
BOB13.39
|
$1.63
KZT727.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
BOB11.53
|
$2.42
KZT1,079.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
BOB6.14
|
$0.64
KZT284.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$0.97
KZT432.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
$1.02
KZT455.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
BOB4.43
|
$0.97
KZT432.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BOB4.48
|
$0.24
KZT105.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
$0.24
KZT105.89
|
|
pay 15.0% less for transportation
Bolivia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.02
BOB14.00
|
$2.05
KZT917.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.17
BOB181.11
|
$14.36
KZT6,416.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,174.39
BOB111,920.97
|
$22,632.91
KZT10,110,438.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.68
BOB94.65
|
$5.95
KZT2,658.38
|
|
pay 6.1% more for housing
Bolivia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.31
BOB334.26
|
$13.46
KZT6,013.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.39
BOB2,154.71
|
$431.95
KZT192,958.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$215.91
BOB1,494.01
|
$271.20
KZT121,147.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.22
BOB209.12
|
$39.97
KZT17,856.80
|
|
pay 73.5% more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$178.93
BOB1,238.15
|
$226.97
KZT101,389.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,497.25
BOB24,199.70
|
$7,697.85
KZT3,438,735.68
|
|
pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
BOB13.40
|
$1.29
KZT578.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
BOB17.27
|
$2.13
KZT950.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.89
BOB19.97
|
$1.91
KZT851.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.81
BOB282.38
|
$40.51
KZT18,094.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
BOB46.32
|
$5.10
KZT2,276.09
|
|
pay 31.1% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.46
BOB314.59
|
$60.78
KZT27,149.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.97
BOB359.61
|
$45.95
KZT20,525.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.38
BOB452.41
|
$95.70
KZT42,752.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.33
BOB403.64
|
$90.85
KZT40,584.71
|
|
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