Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Kazakhstan is 6.2% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.8% more in Kazakhstan
Groceries: pay 7.0% more in Kazakhstan
Transportation: pay 33.7% less in Kazakhstan
Housing: pay 15.6% less in Kazakhstan
Childcare: pay 17.9% more in Kazakhstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.8% more in Kazakhstan
Clothing: pay 21.3% more in Kazakhstan

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, childcare, and groceries in Kazakhstan are more expensive than in Colombia. Expenses including transportation and housing are lower in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Colombia, you would:

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pay 21.8% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Kazakhstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.20 COP18,163.63	$8.27 KZT4,265.00	+96.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 COP28,619.82	$6.04 KZT3,113.78	-8.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 COP3,391.30	$0.91 KZT470.03	+16.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 COP2,574.00	$0.49 KZT254.17	-17.2%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 7.0% more for groceries

	Colombia	Kazakhstan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 COP5,496.91	$0.40 KZT203.94	-68.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.16 COP9,356.09	$4.54 KZT2,339.40	+109.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.88 COP16,775.85	$4.05 KZT2,089.92	+4.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 COP8,735.51	$1.52 KZT785.85	-24.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 COP9,461.53	$2.08 KZT1,074.53	-4.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 COP4,631.74	$0.58 KZT301.68	-45.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 COP1,966.01	$0.83 KZT426.24	+81.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,385.45	$0.86 KZT441.15	+55.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,977.34	$0.82 KZT424.86	+80.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 COP2,163.38	$0.23 KZT117.45	-54.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 COP1,957.83	$0.20 KZT103.10	-55.9%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 33.7% less for transportation

	Colombia	Kazakhstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.05 COP13,201.49	$1.84 KZT950.07	-39.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.31 COP148,303.10	$14.74 KZT7,602.21	-57.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,642.99 COP76,262,202.57	$21,631.50 KZT11,155,334.88	+22.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.10 COP60,939.35	$5.53 KZT2,853.43	-60.8%
Average			-33.7%

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pay 15.6% less for housing

	Colombia	Kazakhstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.88 COP98,884.54	$11.58 KZT5,971.19	-49.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$272.41 COP1,177,510.30	$345.54 KZT178,191.92	+26.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 COP1,019,555.58	$248.07 KZT127,929.29	+5.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.40 COP287,027.49	$36.43 KZT18,788.23	-45.1%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 17.9% more for childcare

	Colombia	Kazakhstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$190.65 COP824,107.69	$204.89 KZT105,662.83	+7.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,364.51 COP18,865,705.11	$5,596.30 KZT2,886,006.16	+28.2%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Kazakhstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,987.70	$1.19 KZT615.37	+3.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 COP6,069.90	$1.97 KZT1,016.31	+40.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 COP9,045.53	$1.93 KZT997.43	-7.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.45 COP97,060.55	$37.19 KZT19,177.28	+65.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.65 COP15,793.89	$4.46 KZT2,301.49	+22.1%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 21.3% more for clothing

	Colombia	Kazakhstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.02 COP224,858.88	$70.88 KZT36,553.14	+36.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.22 COP165,227.67	$43.23 KZT22,294.23	+13.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.60 COP352,738.62	$97.08 KZT50,064.09	+19.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.09 COP298,626.00	$80.68 KZT41,606.86	+16.8%
Average			+21.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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