Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 49.7% cheaper than Germany overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.2% less in Kazakhstan
- Groceries
-
pay 44.4% less in Kazakhstan
- Transportation
-
pay 61.8% less in Kazakhstan
- Housing
-
pay 69.2% less in Kazakhstan
- Childcare
-
pay 54.9% less in Kazakhstan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 51.2% less in Kazakhstan
- Clothing
-
pay 9.1% less in Kazakhstan
Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Germany, you would:
pay 57.2% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€12.48
|
$8.27
KZT4,282.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.06
|
$6.04
KZT3,126.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.49
|
$0.91
KZT471.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.14
|
$0.49
KZT255.22
|
|
pay 44.4% less for groceries
|
Germany
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.80
|
$0.40
KZT204.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€5.96
|
$4.54
KZT2,349.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€3.89
|
$4.05
KZT2,098.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.03
|
$1.52
KZT789.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.54
|
$2.08
KZT1,078.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.13
|
$0.58
KZT302.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.62
|
$0.83
KZT428.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$0.86
KZT442.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€1.87
|
$0.82
KZT426.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.59
|
$0.23
KZT117.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.61
|
$0.20
KZT103.52
|
|
pay 61.8% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.29
|
$1.84
KZT954.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€47.07
|
$14.74
KZT7,633.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€25,605.87
|
$21,631.50
KZT11,201,618.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€20.46
|
$5.53
KZT2,865.27
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€42.86
|
$11.58
KZT5,995.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€702.54
|
$345.54
KZT178,931.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€555.77
|
$248.07
KZT128,460.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€204.49
|
$36.43
KZT18,866.18
|
|
pay 54.9% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€407.44
|
$204.89
KZT106,101.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€10,940.81
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,897,980.16
|
|
pay 51.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€3.93
|
$1.19
KZT617.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.10
|
$1.97
KZT1,020.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€7.76
|
$1.93
KZT1,001.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€32.00
|
$37.19
KZT19,256.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€11.38
|
$4.46
KZT2,311.04
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€73.19
|
$70.88
KZT36,704.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€36.25
|
$43.23
KZT22,386.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€81.41
|
$97.08
KZT50,271.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€109.71
|
$80.68
KZT41,779.48
|
|
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