Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 0.9% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4 times more in Kazakhstan
- Groceries
-
pay 29.5% less in Kazakhstan
- Transportation
-
pay 61.9% less in Kazakhstan
- Housing
-
pay 40.5% less in Kazakhstan
- Childcare
-
pay 2.2% more in Kazakhstan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.4% less in Kazakhstan
The cost of restaurants and childcare in Kazakhstan are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Expenses including transportation, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kazakhstan. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA739
|
$8.27
KZT4,167.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,435
|
$6.04
KZT3,042.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA460
|
$0.91
KZT459.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA320
|
$0.49
KZT248.37
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA431
|
$0.40
KZT199.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$4.54
KZT2,286.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,526
|
$4.05
KZT2,042.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,726
|
$1.52
KZT767.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,364
|
$2.08
KZT1,050.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA894
|
$0.58
KZT294.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA300
|
$0.83
KZT416.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.86
KZT431.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA630
|
$0.82
KZT415.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA721
|
$0.23
KZT114.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
$0.20
KZT100.75
|
|
pay 61.9% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,919
|
$1.84
KZT928.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.74
KZT7,428.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,631.50
KZT10,901,034.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.53
KZT2,788.39
|
|
pay 40.5% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,052
|
$11.58
KZT5,835.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA246,371
|
$345.54
KZT174,129.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA172,460
|
$248.07
KZT125,012.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA53,757
|
$36.43
KZT18,359.93
|
|
pay 2.2% more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA73,911
|
$204.89
KZT103,254.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,078,960
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,820,215.92
|
|
pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA690
|
$1.19
KZT601.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$1.97
KZT993.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$1.93
KZT974.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA34,492
|
$37.19
KZT18,740.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$4.46
KZT2,249.03
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$70.88
KZT35,719.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.23
KZT21,786.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.08
KZT48,922.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$80.68
KZT40,658.38
|
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