Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 10.1% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 18.0% more for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
$8.87
KZT3,962.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
$6.78
KZT3,028.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
$0.83
KZT370.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
$0.52
KZT233.19
|
|
pay 16.6% less for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
$0.46
KZT207.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
$4.61
KZT2,057.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
$4.19
KZT1,871.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
$1.63
KZT727.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
$2.42
KZT1,079.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
$0.64
KZT284.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
$0.97
KZT432.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
$1.02
KZT455.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
$0.97
KZT432.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
$0.24
KZT105.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
$0.24
KZT105.89
|
|
pay 51.0% less for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
$2.05
KZT917.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
$14.36
KZT6,416.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$22,632.91
KZT10,110,438.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$5.95
KZT2,658.38
|
|
pay 1.5% less for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
$13.46
KZT6,013.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
$431.95
KZT192,958.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
$271.20
KZT121,147.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
$39.97
KZT17,856.80
|
|
pay 4.0% less for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
$226.97
KZT101,389.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$7,697.85
KZT3,438,735.68
|
|
pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.29
KZT578.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
$2.13
KZT950.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
$1.91
KZT851.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
$40.51
KZT18,094.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
$5.10
KZT2,276.09
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
$60.78
KZT27,149.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
$45.95
KZT20,525.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
$95.70
KZT42,752.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
$90.85
KZT40,584.71
|
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