Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 51.5% cheaper than Belgium overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.0% less in Kazakhstan
- Groceries
-
pay 44.1% less in Kazakhstan
- Transportation
-
pay 60.3% less in Kazakhstan
- Housing
-
pay 68.8% less in Kazakhstan
- Childcare
-
pay 61.2% less in Kazakhstan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 51.2% less in Kazakhstan
- Clothing
-
pay 13.0% less in Kazakhstan
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
|
Belgium
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.07
€17.40
|
$8.27
KZT4,145.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.84
€9.89
|
$6.04
KZT3,026.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
€2.53
|
$0.91
KZT456.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.24
|
$0.49
KZT247.02
|
|
pay 44.1% less for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.08
|
$0.40
KZT198.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.11
|
$4.54
KZT2,273.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.05
|
$4.05
KZT2,031.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.13
|
$1.52
KZT763.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.36
|
$2.08
KZT1,044.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.01
|
$0.58
KZT293.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.83
KZT414.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.98
|
$0.86
KZT428.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.06
|
$0.82
KZT412.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.23
KZT114.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.66
|
$0.20
KZT100.20
|
|
pay 60.3% less for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.31
|
$1.84
KZT923.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.41
€41.44
|
$14.74
KZT7,388.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,628.35
€25,209.10
|
$21,631.50
KZT10,841,819.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.01
€23.74
|
$5.53
KZT2,773.24
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
|
Belgium
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.35
€45.03
|
$11.58
KZT5,803.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.11
€743.73
|
$345.54
KZT173,183.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$705.09
€643.35
|
$248.07
KZT124,333.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.10
€140.61
|
$36.43
KZT18,260.19
|
|
pay 61.2% less for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.50
€508.68
|
$204.89
KZT102,693.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,740.85
€12,537.65
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,804,896.45
|
|
pay 51.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€3.96
|
$1.19
KZT598.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.20
|
$1.97
KZT987.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.08
€8.29
|
$1.93
KZT969.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
€32.87
|
$37.19
KZT18,638.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
€11.38
|
$4.46
KZT2,236.81
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
€84.69
|
$70.88
KZT35,525.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.31
€39.51
|
$43.23
KZT21,667.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.40
€82.48
|
$97.08
KZT48,657.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.11
€114.15
|
$80.68
KZT40,437.52
|
|
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