Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 2.8 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT161.15
|
$8.27
KZT4,128.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT526.40
|
$6.04
KZT3,014.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.28
|
$0.91
KZT454.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.53
|
$0.49
KZT246.02
|
|
pay 51.2% more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.29
|
$0.40
KZT197.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT453.89
|
$4.54
KZT2,264.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT311.15
|
$4.05
KZT2,022.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT133.00
|
$1.52
KZT760.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.55
|
$2.08
KZT1,040.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.46
|
$0.58
KZT292.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.91
|
$0.83
KZT412.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.57
|
$0.86
KZT427.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.47
|
$0.82
KZT411.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.39
|
$0.23
KZT113.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.86
|
$0.20
KZT99.79
|
|
pay 1.7% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT439.86
|
$1.84
KZT919.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,470.12
|
$14.74
KZT7,358.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,081,039.54
|
$21,631.50
KZT10,797,998.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT431.07
|
$5.53
KZT2,762.03
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,852.79
|
$11.58
KZT5,779.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,034.38
|
$345.54
KZT172,483.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,688.83
|
$248.07
KZT123,831.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,472.68
|
$36.43
KZT18,186.39
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,610.79
|
$204.89
KZT102,278.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT114,950.79
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,793,559.38
|
|
pay 37.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Kazakhstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT454.51
|
$1.19
KZT595.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT164.14
|
$1.97
KZT983.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT309.44
|
$1.93
KZT965.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,395.85
|
$37.19
KZT18,562.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT438.84
|
$4.46
KZT2,227.77
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,072.89
|
$70.88
KZT35,382.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,015.97
|
$43.23
KZT21,580.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,408.25
|
$97.08
KZT48,460.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,952.68
|
$80.68
KZT40,274.07
|
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