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
-
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
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€14.91
|
$8.27
KZT4,062.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.29
|
$6.04
KZT2,965.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.35
|
$0.91
KZT447.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$0.49
KZT242.08
|
|
pay 44.9% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
$0.40
KZT194.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.31
|
$4.54
KZT2,228.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.11
|
$4.05
KZT1,990.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.14
|
$1.52
KZT748.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.66
|
$2.08
KZT1,023.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.58
KZT287.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.83
KZT405.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.86
KZT420.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$0.82
KZT404.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.23
KZT111.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.20
KZT98.19
|
|
pay 57.8% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.67
|
$1.84
KZT904.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€35.83
|
$14.74
KZT7,240.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€26,055.34
|
$21,631.50
KZT10,624,707.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€17.66
|
$5.53
KZT2,717.70
|
|
pay 58.6% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€26.65
|
$11.58
KZT5,687.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€605.78
|
$345.54
KZT169,715.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€472.59
|
$248.07
KZT121,844.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€138.84
|
$36.43
KZT17,894.53
|
|
pay 50.3% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€469.65
|
$204.89
KZT100,636.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,738.51
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,748,727.06
|
|
pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.63
|
$1.19
KZT586.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.56
|
$1.97
KZT967.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.72
|
$1.93
KZT949.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€48.12
|
$37.19
KZT18,265.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.67
|
$4.46
KZT2,192.02
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€72.39
|
$70.88
KZT34,814.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€31.27
|
$43.23
KZT21,233.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€79.46
|
$97.08
KZT47,682.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€106.57
|
$80.68
KZT39,627.74
|
|
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