Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 11.0% more expensive than Belarus overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.8% more in Kazakhstan
- Groceries
-
pay 16.0% more in Kazakhstan
- Transportation
-
pay 14.3% more in Kazakhstan
- Housing
-
pay 18.8% more in Kazakhstan
- Childcare
-
pay 26.6% less in Kazakhstan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 19.6% more in Kazakhstan
- Clothing
-
pay 10.9% more in Kazakhstan
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Kazakhstan are more expensive than in Belarus.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 23.8% more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.34
|
$8.27
KZT4,145.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.46
|
$6.04
KZT3,026.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.05
|
$0.91
KZT456.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.36
|
$0.49
KZT247.02
|
|
pay 16.0% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.89
|
$0.40
KZT198.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.56
|
$4.54
KZT2,273.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.25
|
$4.05
KZT2,031.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.02
|
$1.52
KZT763.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.31
|
$2.08
KZT1,044.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.55
|
$0.58
KZT293.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.37
|
$0.83
KZT414.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$0.86
KZT428.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.86
|
$0.82
KZT412.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.23
KZT114.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
$0.20
KZT100.20
|
|
pay 14.3% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.19
|
$1.84
KZT923.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.76
|
$14.74
KZT7,388.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,250.51
|
$21,631.50
KZT10,841,819.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.44
|
$5.53
KZT2,773.24
|
|
pay 18.8% more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.49
|
$11.58
KZT5,803.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN860.82
|
$345.54
KZT173,183.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN569.51
|
$248.07
KZT124,333.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN135.04
|
$36.43
KZT18,260.19
|
|
pay 26.6% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN986.34
|
$204.89
KZT102,693.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,244.73
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,804,896.45
|
|
pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.65
|
$1.19
KZT598.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.84
|
$1.97
KZT987.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.37
|
$1.93
KZT969.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.60
|
$37.19
KZT18,638.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN12.03
|
$4.46
KZT2,236.81
|
|
pay 10.9% more for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN194.44
|
$70.88
KZT35,525.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.52
|
$43.23
KZT21,667.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN283.72
|
$97.08
KZT48,657.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN275.08
|
$80.68
KZT40,437.52
|
|
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