Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 20.0% cheaper than Hungary overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.4% less in Kazakhstan
- Groceries
-
pay 22.3% less in Kazakhstan
- Transportation
-
pay 41.3% less in Kazakhstan
- Housing
-
pay 34.0% less in Kazakhstan
- Childcare
-
pay 23.5% less in Kazakhstan
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 25.2% less in Kazakhstan
- Clothing
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pay 29.6% more in Kazakhstan
Expenses including transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
|
Hungary
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
HUF3,063.40
|
$8.27
KZT4,293.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,539.53
|
$6.04
KZT3,134.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF412.99
|
$0.91
KZT473.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF293.47
|
$0.49
KZT255.84
|
|
pay 22.3% less for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF476.05
|
$0.40
KZT205.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,496.55
|
$4.54
KZT2,354.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,314.10
|
$4.05
KZT2,103.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF891.88
|
$1.52
KZT791.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF780.51
|
$2.08
KZT1,081.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF227.06
|
$0.58
KZT303.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF253.02
|
$0.83
KZT429.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF249.39
|
$0.86
KZT444.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF426.80
|
$0.82
KZT427.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF166.70
|
$0.23
KZT118.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF182.54
|
$0.20
KZT103.78
|
|
pay 41.3% less for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,062.64
|
$1.84
KZT956.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF7,015.95
|
$14.74
KZT7,652.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF8,672,821.59
|
$21,631.50
KZT11,229,015.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,010.63
|
$5.53
KZT2,872.28
|
|
pay 34.0% less for housing
|
Hungary
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF5,850.25
|
$11.58
KZT6,010.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF143,125.04
|
$345.54
KZT179,368.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF109,328.41
|
$248.07
KZT128,774.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF34,401.93
|
$36.43
KZT18,912.32
|
|
pay 23.5% less for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF92,607.69
|
$204.89
KZT106,360.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,474,496.91
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,905,068.06
|
|
pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF536.23
|
$1.19
KZT619.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF630.98
|
$1.97
KZT1,023.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF1,909.88
|
$1.93
KZT1,004.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF14,756.01
|
$37.19
KZT19,303.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,164.95
|
$4.46
KZT2,316.69
|
|
pay 29.6% more for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF22,367.05
|
$70.88
KZT36,794.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF9,308.78
|
$43.23
KZT22,441.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF22,577.51
|
$97.08
KZT50,394.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF26,397.66
|
$80.68
KZT41,881.67
|
|
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