Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 2.8% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 15.3% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD729
|
$8.87
KZT4,000.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD777
|
$6.78
KZT3,057.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD152
|
$0.83
KZT374.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD114
|
$0.52
KZT235.43
|
|
pay 4.2% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
$0.46
KZT209.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD357
|
$4.61
KZT2,077.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD501
|
$4.19
KZT1,889.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
$1.63
KZT734.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD303
|
$2.42
KZT1,089.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.64
KZT287.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD78
|
$0.97
KZT436.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD74
|
$1.02
KZT459.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD87
|
$0.97
KZT436.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD42
|
$0.24
KZT106.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$0.24
KZT106.91
|
|
pay 35.2% less for transportation
Serbia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD695
|
$2.05
KZT926.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,910
|
$14.36
KZT6,478.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,917,022
|
$22,632.91
KZT10,207,873.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD741
|
$5.95
KZT2,684.00
|
|
pay 5.6% less for housing
Serbia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,383
|
$13.46
KZT6,071.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,618
|
$431.95
KZT194,818.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,766
|
$271.20
KZT122,314.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,152
|
$39.97
KZT18,028.89
|
|
pay 16.8% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD24,051
|
$226.97
KZT102,366.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD645,485
|
$7,697.85
KZT3,471,875.02
|
|
pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD215
|
$1.29
KZT583.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD169
|
$2.13
KZT960.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD393
|
$1.91
KZT859.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,629
|
$40.51
KZT18,268.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD493
|
$5.10
KZT2,298.03
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,982
|
$60.78
KZT27,411.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,825
|
$45.95
KZT20,722.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,627
|
$95.70
KZT43,164.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,387
|
$90.85
KZT40,975.83
|
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