Cost of living comparison

Central African Republic

compared to

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan vs. Central African Republic Cost of Living Summary

Kazakhstan is 60.6% cheaper than Central African Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.7% less in Kazakhstan
Groceries: pay 49.5% less in Kazakhstan
Transportation: pay 80.1% less in Kazakhstan
Housing: pay 86.2% less in Kazakhstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.5% less in Kazakhstan

Expenses including housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan vs. Central African Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Central African Republic, you would:

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pay 43.7% less for restaurants

	Central African Republic	Kazakhstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,650	$8.27 KZT4,324.29	+1.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA6,975	$6.04 KZT3,157.07	-50.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 FCFA1,162	$0.91 KZT476.56	-55.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 FCFA930	$0.49 KZT257.70	-69.8%
Average			-43.7%

Central African Republic vs. Kazakhstan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.5% less for groceries

	Central African Republic	Kazakhstan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.86 FCFA1,627	$0.40 KZT206.77	-86.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.06 FCFA1,744	$4.54 KZT2,371.92	+48.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.01 FCFA9,681	$4.05 KZT2,118.97	-76.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 FCFA2,046	$1.52 KZT796.78	-57.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 FCFA2,320	$2.08 KZT1,089.46	-48.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 FCFA422	$0.58 KZT305.87	-21.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 FCFA422	$0.83 KZT432.16	+11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,687	$0.86 KZT447.28	-71.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,266	$0.82 KZT430.76	-62.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,055	$0.23 KZT119.09	-87.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.59 FCFA1,476	$0.20 KZT104.53	-92.3%
Average			-49.5%

Central African Republic vs. Kazakhstan - Cost of groceries

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pay 80.1% less for transportation

	Central African Republic	Kazakhstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.28 FCFA5,281	$1.84 KZT963.27	-80.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$14.74 KZT7,707.89
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$21,631.50 KZT11,310,402.50
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.53 KZT2,893.10
Average			-80.1%

Central African Republic vs. Kazakhstan - Cost of transportation

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pay 86.2% less for housing

	Central African Republic	Kazakhstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$11.58 KZT6,054.19
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,984.60 FCFA1,129,604	$345.54 KZT180,668.92	-82.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,402.03 FCFA1,367,200	$248.07 KZT129,707.60	-89.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$36.43 KZT19,049.40
Average			-86.2%

Central African Republic vs. Kazakhstan - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Central African Republic	Kazakhstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$204.89 KZT107,131.62
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,596.30 KZT2,926,123.84

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pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Central African Republic	Kazakhstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 FCFA1,627	$1.19 KZT623.93	-58.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 FCFA1,395	$1.97 KZT1,030.44	-19.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.08 FCFA2,325	$1.93 KZT1,011.29	-52.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$37.19 KZT19,443.85
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.46 KZT2,333.48
Average			-43.5%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Central African Republic	Kazakhstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$70.88 KZT37,061.25
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$43.23 KZT22,604.14
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$97.08 KZT50,760.02
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$80.68 KZT42,185.22

Central African Republic vs. Kazakhstan - Cost of clothing

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