Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 39.3% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 76.9% more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,086
|
$8.27
KZT4,128.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,809
|
$6.04
KZT3,014.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD546
|
$0.91
KZT454.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD292
|
$0.49
KZT246.02
|
|
pay 27.0% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,068
|
$0.40
KZT197.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,293
|
$4.54
KZT2,264.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,977
|
$4.05
KZT2,022.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,312
|
$1.52
KZT760.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,893
|
$2.08
KZT1,040.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD631
|
$0.58
KZT292.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD677
|
$0.83
KZT412.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD582
|
$0.86
KZT427.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD399
|
$0.82
KZT411.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.23
KZT113.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD368
|
$0.20
KZT99.79
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,523
|
$1.84
KZT919.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,718
|
$14.74
KZT7,358.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,737,510
|
$21,631.50
KZT10,797,998.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,360
|
$5.53
KZT2,762.03
|
|
pay 14.2% less for housing
|
Iraq
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,245
|
$11.58
KZT5,779.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD366,960
|
$345.54
KZT172,483.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD246,816
|
$248.07
KZT123,831.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD87,158
|
$36.43
KZT18,186.39
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD183,034
|
$204.89
KZT102,278.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,680,088
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,793,559.38
|
|
pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,370
|
$1.19
KZT595.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,094
|
$1.97
KZT983.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,695
|
$1.93
KZT965.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD42,949
|
$37.19
KZT18,562.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD10,975
|
$4.46
KZT2,227.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD30,990
|
$70.88
KZT35,382.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,358
|
$43.23
KZT21,580.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,282
|
$97.08
KZT48,460.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,157
|
$80.68
KZT40,274.07
|
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