Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 11.4% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 99.1% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.84
|
$8.87
KZT4,000.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.91
|
$6.78
KZT3,057.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.12
|
$0.83
KZT374.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.82
|
$0.52
KZT235.43
|
|
pay 0.3% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
$0.46
KZT209.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB292.44
|
$4.61
KZT2,077.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB220.06
|
$4.19
KZT1,889.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.47
|
$1.63
KZT734.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.39
|
$2.42
KZT1,089.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.69
|
$0.64
KZT287.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.73
|
$0.97
KZT436.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.99
|
$1.02
KZT459.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.22
|
$0.97
KZT436.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.51
|
$0.24
KZT106.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.69
|
$0.24
KZT106.91
|
|
pay 32.5% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.77
|
$2.05
KZT926.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB811.24
|
$14.36
KZT6,478.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB902,235.32
|
$22,632.91
KZT10,207,873.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB338.89
|
$5.95
KZT2,684.00
|
|
pay 1.8% more for housing
Thailand
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB580.51
|
$13.46
KZT6,071.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,422.99
|
$431.95
KZT194,818.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,677.87
|
$271.20
KZT122,314.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,773.00
|
$39.97
KZT18,028.89
|
|
pay 28.3% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,077.82
|
$226.97
KZT102,366.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB379,678.45
|
$7,697.85
KZT3,471,875.02
|
|
pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.74
|
$1.29
KZT583.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.45
|
$2.13
KZT960.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB129.05
|
$1.91
KZT859.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,712.63
|
$40.51
KZT18,268.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB200.06
|
$5.10
KZT2,298.03
|
|
pay 55.6% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,253.63
|
$60.78
KZT27,411.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB979.81
|
$45.95
KZT20,722.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,788.12
|
$95.70
KZT43,164.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,274.71
|
$90.85
KZT40,975.83
|
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