Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 43.8% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Italy, you would:
pay 53.2% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Kazakhstan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.50
|
$8.27
KZT4,128.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.66
|
$6.04
KZT3,014.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.45
|
$0.91
KZT454.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$0.49
KZT246.02
|
|
pay 44.9% less for groceries
Italy
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
$0.40
KZT197.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.56
|
$4.54
KZT2,264.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.31
|
$4.05
KZT2,022.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
$1.52
KZT760.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.85
|
$2.08
KZT1,040.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.58
KZT292.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.83
KZT412.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$0.86
KZT427.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.26
|
$0.82
KZT411.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$0.23
KZT113.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.68
|
$0.20
KZT99.79
|
|
pay 57.8% less for transportation
Italy
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.93
|
$1.84
KZT919.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€37.25
|
$14.74
KZT7,358.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€27,090.74
|
$21,631.50
KZT10,797,998.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.36
|
$5.53
KZT2,762.03
|
|
pay 58.6% less for housing
Italy
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.71
|
$11.58
KZT5,779.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€629.86
|
$345.54
KZT172,483.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€491.37
|
$248.07
KZT123,831.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€144.36
|
$36.43
KZT18,186.39
|
|
pay 50.3% less for childcare
Italy
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€488.31
|
$204.89
KZT102,278.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,085.76
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,793,559.38
|
|
pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.81
|
$1.19
KZT595.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.62
|
$1.97
KZT983.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.95
|
$1.93
KZT965.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€50.03
|
$37.19
KZT18,562.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€9.01
|
$4.46
KZT2,227.77
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
Italy
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€75.27
|
$70.88
KZT35,382.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.51
|
$43.23
KZT21,580.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€82.61
|
$97.08
KZT48,460.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€110.80
|
$80.68
KZT40,274.07
|
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