Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 2.4 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN164
|
$8.27
KZT4,328.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
$6.04
KZT3,160.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$0.91
KZT477.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.49
KZT257.97
|
|
pay 84.7% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.40
KZT206.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN139
|
$4.54
KZT2,374.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN168
|
$4.05
KZT2,121.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
$1.52
KZT797.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN104
|
$2.08
KZT1,090.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.58
KZT306.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.83
KZT432.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN23
|
$0.86
KZT447.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.82
KZT431.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.23
KZT119.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.20
KZT104.64
|
|
pay 11.0% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN284
|
$1.84
KZT964.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
$14.74
KZT7,715.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN589,866
|
$21,631.50
KZT11,322,289.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN825
|
$5.53
KZT2,896.14
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN13,256
|
$11.58
KZT6,060.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,162
|
$345.54
KZT180,858.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,138
|
$248.07
KZT129,843.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN7,033
|
$36.43
KZT19,069.42
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,590
|
$204.89
KZT107,244.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN102,230
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,929,199.13
|
|
pay 55.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN290
|
$1.19
KZT624.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN73
|
$1.97
KZT1,031.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
$1.93
KZT1,012.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN801
|
$37.19
KZT19,464.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN230
|
$4.46
KZT2,335.94
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,056
|
$70.88
KZT37,100.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
$43.23
KZT22,627.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,853
|
$97.08
KZT50,813.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,782
|
$80.68
KZT42,229.56
|
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