Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 43.8% cheaper than Italy overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.2% less in Kazakhstan
- Groceries
-
pay 44.9% less in Kazakhstan
- Transportation
-
pay 57.8% less in Kazakhstan
- Housing
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pay 58.6% less in Kazakhstan
- Childcare
-
pay 50.3% less in Kazakhstan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 41.9% less in Kazakhstan
- Clothing
-
pay 0.2% more in Kazakhstan
Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kazakhstan.
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
€14.35
|
$8.27
KZT4,282.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€8.94
|
$6.04
KZT3,126.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.27
|
$0.91
KZT471.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.08
|
$0.49
KZT255.22
|
|
pay 44.9% less for groceries
Italy
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.81
|
$0.40
KZT204.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.07
|
$4.54
KZT2,349.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€4.92
|
$4.05
KZT2,098.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.03
|
$1.52
KZT789.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.49
|
$2.08
KZT1,078.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$0.58
KZT302.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.83
KZT428.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.92
|
$0.86
KZT442.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.17
|
$0.82
KZT426.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.67
|
$0.23
KZT117.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.63
|
$0.20
KZT103.52
|
|
pay 57.8% less for transportation
Italy
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.42
|
$1.84
KZT954.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€34.50
|
$14.74
KZT7,633.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€25,086.13
|
$21,631.50
KZT11,201,618.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€17.00
|
$5.53
KZT2,865.27
|
|
pay 58.6% less for housing
Italy
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€25.66
|
$11.58
KZT5,995.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€583.25
|
$345.54
KZT178,931.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€455.01
|
$248.07
KZT128,460.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€133.67
|
$36.43
KZT18,866.18
|
|
pay 50.3% less for childcare
Italy
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€452.18
|
$204.89
KZT106,101.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,413.45
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,897,980.16
|
|
pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.45
|
$1.19
KZT617.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.50
|
$1.97
KZT1,020.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.51
|
$1.93
KZT1,001.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€46.33
|
$37.19
KZT19,256.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.35
|
$4.46
KZT2,311.04
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
Italy
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€69.70
|
$70.88
KZT36,704.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€30.10
|
$43.23
KZT22,386.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€76.50
|
$97.08
KZT50,271.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€102.60
|
$80.68
KZT41,779.48
|
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