Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 2.1 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of India, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
India
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹202.65
|
$8.27
KZT4,112.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹329.51
|
$6.04
KZT3,002.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.45
|
$0.91
KZT453.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.03
|
$0.49
KZT245.09
|
|
pay 66.0% more for groceries
|
India
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
$0.40
KZT196.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹214.33
|
$4.54
KZT2,255.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹216.11
|
$4.05
KZT2,015.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹79.30
|
$1.52
KZT757.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹115.33
|
$2.08
KZT1,036.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹74.59
|
$0.58
KZT290.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.39
|
$0.83
KZT411.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.20
|
$0.86
KZT425.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.37
|
$0.82
KZT409.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.81
|
$0.23
KZT113.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.84
|
$0.20
KZT99.41
|
|
pay 33.4% more for transportation
|
India
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹389.78
|
$1.84
KZT916.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹854.75
|
$14.74
KZT7,330.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,141,968.05
|
$21,631.50
KZT10,757,018.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹248.12
|
$5.53
KZT2,751.55
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
India
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹623.53
|
$11.58
KZT5,757.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,655.90
|
$345.54
KZT171,829.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,626.78
|
$248.07
KZT123,361.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,530.27
|
$36.43
KZT18,117.37
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
India
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,705.19
|
$204.89
KZT101,889.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹132,179.08
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,782,957.40
|
|
pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹155.02
|
$1.19
KZT593.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹133.95
|
$1.97
KZT980.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹303.14
|
$1.93
KZT961.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,294.37
|
$37.19
KZT18,492.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹283.04
|
$4.46
KZT2,219.31
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
India
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,028.27
|
$70.88
KZT35,247.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,141.37
|
$43.23
KZT21,498.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,513.74
|
$97.08
KZT48,276.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,627.18
|
$80.68
KZT40,121.23
|
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