Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 44.7% cheaper than Cyprus overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 43.0% less in Kazakhstan
- Groceries
-
pay 42.5% less in Kazakhstan
- Transportation
-
pay 56.0% less in Kazakhstan
- Housing
-
pay 66.0% less in Kazakhstan
- Childcare
-
pay 37.1% less in Kazakhstan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 53.5% less in Kazakhstan
- Clothing
-
pay 14.9% less in Kazakhstan
Expenses including housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and childcare are lower in Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 43.0% less for restaurants
|
Cyprus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.56
€13.31
|
$8.27
KZT4,293.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
€7.11
|
$6.04
KZT3,134.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.44
|
$0.91
KZT473.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
€0.88
|
$0.49
KZT255.84
|
|
pay 42.5% less for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.52
|
$0.40
KZT205.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€5.40
|
$4.54
KZT2,354.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
€5.47
|
$4.05
KZT2,103.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
€3.30
|
$1.52
KZT791.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
€3.24
|
$2.08
KZT1,081.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.01
|
$0.58
KZT303.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.72
|
$0.83
KZT429.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.79
|
$0.86
KZT444.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.07
|
$0.82
KZT427.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.50
|
$0.23
KZT118.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.48
|
$0.20
KZT103.78
|
|
pay 56.0% less for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
€4.74
|
$1.84
KZT956.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€36.68
|
$14.74
KZT7,652.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,716.67
€22,856.11
|
$21,631.50
KZT11,229,015.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
€17.38
|
$5.53
KZT2,872.28
|
|
pay 66.0% less for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
€28.80
|
$11.58
KZT6,010.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$862.00
€737.44
|
$345.54
KZT179,368.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.00
€604.83
|
$248.07
KZT128,774.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.26
€119.14
|
$36.43
KZT18,912.32
|
|
pay 37.1% less for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$417.93
€357.54
|
$204.89
KZT106,360.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,282.83
€6,230.46
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,905,068.06
|
|
pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.45
€2.95
|
$1.19
KZT619.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
€3.09
|
$1.97
KZT1,023.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
€4.19
|
$1.93
KZT1,004.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.44
€50.85
|
$37.19
KZT19,303.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.85
€9.28
|
$4.46
KZT2,316.69
|
|
pay 14.9% less for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.33
€69.58
|
$70.88
KZT36,794.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.86
€40.09
|
$43.23
KZT22,441.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.61
€96.33
|
$97.08
KZT50,394.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.65
€92.09
|
$80.68
KZT41,881.67
|
|
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