Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 20.0% cheaper than Hungary.
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
HUF3,556.65
|
$8.27
KZT4,326.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,948.43
|
$6.04
KZT3,158.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF479.49
|
$0.91
KZT476.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF340.73
|
$0.49
KZT257.80
|
|
pay 22.3% less for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Kazakhstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF552.70
|
$0.40
KZT206.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,737.52
|
$4.54
KZT2,372.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,525.69
|
$4.05
KZT2,119.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF1,035.49
|
$1.52
KZT797.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF906.18
|
$2.08
KZT1,089.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF263.62
|
$0.58
KZT306.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF293.76
|
$0.83
KZT432.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF289.55
|
$0.86
KZT447.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF495.52
|
$0.82
KZT430.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF193.54
|
$0.23
KZT119.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF211.94
|
$0.20
KZT104.57
|
|
pay 41.3% less for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,394.76
|
$1.84
KZT963.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF8,145.64
|
$14.74
KZT7,710.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF10,069,290.72
|
$21,631.50
KZT11,314,892.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,656.41
|
$5.53
KZT2,894.25
|
|
pay 34.0% less for housing
|
Hungary
|
Kazakhstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF6,792.24
|
$11.58
KZT6,056.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF166,170.56
|
$345.54
KZT180,740.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF126,932.11
|
$248.07
KZT129,759.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF39,941.22
|
$36.43
KZT19,056.96
|
|
pay 23.5% less for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF107,519.08
|
$204.89
KZT107,174.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,872,932.24
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,927,285.56
|
|
pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF622.58
|
$1.19
KZT624.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF732.58
|
$1.97
KZT1,030.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF2,217.40
|
$1.93
KZT1,011.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF17,131.97
|
$37.19
KZT19,451.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,513.54
|
$4.46
KZT2,334.41
|
|
pay 29.6% more for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Kazakhstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF25,968.52
|
$70.88
KZT37,075.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF10,807.65
|
$43.23
KZT22,613.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF26,212.87
|
$97.08
KZT50,780.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF30,648.13
|
$80.68
KZT42,201.97
|
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