Cost of living comparison

Eritrea

compared to

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Kazakhstan is 65.3% more expensive than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.7% less in Kazakhstan
Groceries: pay 11.8% less in Kazakhstan
Transportation: pay 16.5% less in Kazakhstan
Housing: pay 21.6% less in Kazakhstan
Childcare: pay 5.8 times more in Kazakhstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Kazakhstan
Clothing: pay 30.8% less in Kazakhstan

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

Kazakhstan vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.7% less for restaurants

	Eritrea	Kazakhstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.14 ERN272.04	$8.27 KZT4,324.29	-54.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$6.04 KZT3,157.07	+0.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 ERN27.50	$0.91 KZT476.56	-50.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 ERN20.00	$0.49 KZT257.70	-63.0%
Average			-41.7%

Eritrea vs. Kazakhstan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.8% less for groceries

	Eritrea	Kazakhstan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 ERN7.50	$0.40 KZT206.77	-20.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$4.54 KZT2,371.92	+202.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 ERN92.11	$4.05 KZT2,118.97	-34.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.52 ERN67.80	$1.52 KZT796.78	-66.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$2.08 KZT1,089.46	-82.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$0.58 KZT305.87	-89.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.83 KZT432.16	+42.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 ERN12.85	$0.86 KZT447.28	-0.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ERN8.32	$0.82 KZT430.76	+48.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 ERN11.94	$0.23 KZT119.09	-71.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 ERN7.26	$0.20 KZT104.53	-58.7%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 16.5% less for transportation

	Eritrea	Kazakhstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.83 ERN132.49	$1.84 KZT963.27	-79.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$14.74 KZT7,707.89	+84.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	$21,631.50 KZT11,310,402.50	-67.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 ERN85.99	$5.53 KZT2,893.10	-3.5%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 21.6% less for housing

	Eritrea	Kazakhstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$11.58 KZT6,054.19	-94.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$345.54 KZT180,668.92	-27.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	$248.07 KZT129,707.60	-38.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	$36.43 KZT19,049.40	+73.2%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 5.8 times more for childcare

	Eritrea	Kazakhstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$204.89 KZT107,131.62	+719.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	$5,596.30 KZT2,926,123.84	+234.1%
Average			+476.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Eritrea	Kazakhstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$1.19 KZT623.93	+19.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.77 ERN11.58	$1.97 KZT1,030.44	+155.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 ERN30.00	$1.93 KZT1,011.29	-3.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$37.19 KZT19,443.85	+37.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	$4.46 KZT2,333.48	+305.7%
Average			+102.9%

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pay 30.8% less for clothing

	Eritrea	Kazakhstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$70.88 KZT37,061.25	-14.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	$43.23 KZT22,604.14	-42.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$97.08 KZT50,760.02	-51.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	$80.68 KZT42,185.22	-15.1%
Average			-30.8%

Eritrea vs. Kazakhstan - Cost of clothing

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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: June 2025

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