Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 20.2% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Poland, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
$8.87
KZT4,323.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
$6.78
KZT3,304.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
$0.83
KZT404.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
$0.52
KZT254.45
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
Poland
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
$0.46
KZT226.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
$4.61
KZT2,244.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
$4.19
KZT2,042.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
$1.63
KZT794.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
$2.42
KZT1,177.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$0.64
KZT310.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$0.97
KZT472.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$1.02
KZT496.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
$0.97
KZT471.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
$0.24
KZT115.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$0.24
KZT115.55
|
|
pay 42.3% less for transportation
Poland
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
$2.05
KZT1,001.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.55
|
$14.36
KZT7,001.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,013.48
|
$22,632.91
KZT11,032,523.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
$5.95
KZT2,900.82
|
|
pay 39.4% less for housing
Poland
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
$13.46
KZT6,561.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,379.62
|
$431.95
KZT210,556.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,933.01
|
$271.20
KZT132,195.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.62
|
$39.97
KZT19,485.37
|
|
pay 0.2% less for childcare
Poland
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.43
|
$226.97
KZT110,636.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,921.96
|
$7,697.85
KZT3,752,352.55
|
|
pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
$1.29
KZT630.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
$2.13
KZT1,037.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
$1.91
KZT928.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.38
|
$40.51
KZT19,744.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
$5.10
KZT2,483.67
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Poland
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.33
|
$60.78
KZT29,625.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.95
|
$45.95
KZT22,397.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN327.91
|
$95.70
KZT46,651.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN369.97
|
$90.85
KZT44,286.09
|
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