Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 44.7% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 42.6% less in Kazakhstan
- Groceries
-
pay 42.1% less in Kazakhstan
- Transportation
-
pay 60.0% less in Kazakhstan
- Housing
-
pay 58.2% less in Kazakhstan
- Childcare
-
pay 54.8% less in Kazakhstan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 49.2% less in Kazakhstan
- Clothing
-
pay 5.9% less in Kazakhstan
Expenses including transportation, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 42.6% less for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,935.12
|
$8.27
KZT4,214.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,597.94
|
$6.04
KZT3,077.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,017.96
|
$0.91
KZT464.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC755.17
|
$0.49
KZT251.18
|
|
pay 42.1% less for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,282.05
|
$0.40
KZT201.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,905.07
|
$4.54
KZT2,311.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,531.91
|
$4.05
KZT2,065.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,626.34
|
$1.52
KZT776.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC2,010.47
|
$2.08
KZT1,061.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC905.96
|
$0.58
KZT298.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC312.33
|
$0.83
KZT421.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC615.87
|
$0.86
KZT435.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC618.52
|
$0.82
KZT419.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC554.05
|
$0.23
KZT116.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC563.88
|
$0.20
KZT101.88
|
|
pay 60.0% less for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,848.97
|
$1.84
KZT938.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC24,808.21
|
$14.74
KZT7,512.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,752,612.04
|
$21,631.50
KZT11,024,246.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,909.55
|
$5.53
KZT2,819.90
|
|
pay 58.2% less for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,555.81
|
$11.58
KZT5,901.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC393,921.07
|
$345.54
KZT176,097.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC277,201.34
|
$248.07
KZT126,425.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,558.94
|
$36.43
KZT18,567.44
|
|
pay 54.8% less for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC262,804.31
|
$204.89
KZT104,421.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,563,102.81
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,852,092.14
|
|
pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,380.76
|
$1.19
KZT608.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,850.14
|
$1.97
KZT1,004.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,320.03
|
$1.93
KZT985.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC30,104.94
|
$37.19
KZT18,951.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,367.31
|
$4.46
KZT2,274.45
|
|
pay 5.9% less for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC33,073.41
|
$70.88
KZT36,123.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,550.81
|
$43.23
KZT22,032.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC55,888.28
|
$97.08
KZT49,475.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC49,220.97
|
$80.68
KZT41,117.93
|
|
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