Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 33.5% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 99.3% more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL55.13
|
$8.87
KZT3,962.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL41.86
|
$6.78
KZT3,028.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.68
|
$0.83
KZT370.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.87
|
$0.52
KZT233.19
|
|
pay 27.1% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.62
|
$0.46
KZT207.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL86.80
|
$4.61
KZT2,057.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL72.14
|
$4.19
KZT1,871.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL30.63
|
$1.63
KZT727.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL35.20
|
$2.42
KZT1,079.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.43
|
$0.64
KZT284.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL6.02
|
$0.97
KZT432.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.72
|
$1.02
KZT455.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.42
|
$0.97
KZT432.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL8.11
|
$0.24
KZT105.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.49
|
$0.24
KZT105.89
|
|
pay 35.4% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL84.88
|
$2.05
KZT917.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL536.02
|
$14.36
KZT6,416.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL306,299.20
|
$22,632.91
KZT10,110,438.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL459.56
|
$5.95
KZT2,658.38
|
|
pay 11.6% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL1,020.83
|
$13.46
KZT6,013.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL4,083.99
|
$431.95
KZT192,958.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,318.24
|
$271.20
KZT121,147.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,067.04
|
$39.97
KZT17,856.80
|
|
pay 73.3% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,286.34
|
$226.97
KZT101,389.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL89,862.86
|
$7,697.85
KZT3,438,735.68
|
|
pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL33.18
|
$1.29
KZT578.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL31.31
|
$2.13
KZT950.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL45.94
|
$1.91
KZT851.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL510.50
|
$40.51
KZT18,094.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL66.36
|
$5.10
KZT2,276.09
|
|
pay 44.5% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL931.55
|
$60.78
KZT27,149.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL425.42
|
$45.95
KZT20,525.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,327.30
|
$95.70
KZT42,752.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,442.30
|
$90.85
KZT40,584.71
|
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