Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 36.9% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Greece, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.63
|
$8.27
KZT4,326.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
$6.04
KZT3,158.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.99
|
$0.91
KZT476.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.49
KZT257.80
|
|
pay 32.5% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
$0.40
KZT206.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€6.04
|
$4.54
KZT2,372.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.75
|
$4.05
KZT2,119.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.86
|
$1.52
KZT797.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.05
|
$2.08
KZT1,089.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$0.58
KZT306.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.83
KZT432.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.86
KZT447.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$0.82
KZT430.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.23
KZT119.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.20
KZT104.57
|
|
pay 55.6% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.24
|
$1.84
KZT963.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.53
|
$14.74
KZT7,710.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€27,149.39
|
$21,631.50
KZT11,314,892.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.25
|
$5.53
KZT2,894.25
|
|
pay 53.7% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.46
|
$11.58
KZT6,056.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€502.75
|
$345.54
KZT180,740.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€376.04
|
$248.07
KZT129,759.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€168.43
|
$36.43
KZT19,056.96
|
|
pay 31.0% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€396.09
|
$204.89
KZT107,174.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,071.52
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,927,285.56
|
|
pay 50.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.22
|
$1.19
KZT624.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.35
|
$1.97
KZT1,030.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
$1.93
KZT1,011.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.71
|
$37.19
KZT19,451.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.46
|
$4.46
KZT2,334.41
|
|
pay 0.6% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€80.19
|
$70.88
KZT37,075.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.27
|
$43.23
KZT22,613.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€79.72
|
$97.08
KZT50,780.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€89.57
|
$80.68
KZT42,201.97
|
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