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Australia vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Australia is 3.4 times more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Australia
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Australia
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Australia
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Australia
Childcare: pay 4.9 times more in Australia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2 times more in Australia
Clothing: pay 14.8% more in Australia

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Australia are more expensive than in Kazakhstan. Notably, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Australia.

Australia vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Australia instead of Kazakhstan, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Australia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.27 KZT4,220.20	$16.76 A$26.72	+102.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.04 KZT3,081.08	$9.73 A$15.52	+61.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KZT465.09	$2.56 A$4.09	+181.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 KZT251.50	$2.16 A$3.45	+338.9%
Average			+171.0%

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Australia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 KZT201.80	$2.37 A$3.78	+499.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 KZT2,314.83	$4.36 A$6.96	-3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 KZT2,067.97	$5.80 A$9.25	+43.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 KZT777.60	$4.07 A$6.49	+167.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 KZT1,063.24	$3.94 A$6.28	+89.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 KZT298.51	$1.45 A$2.31	+147.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 KZT421.76	$1.26 A$2.00	+51.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 KZT436.51	$1.35 A$2.15	+57.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT420.40	$2.01 A$3.21	+144.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KZT116.22	$1.12 A$1.78	+389.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT102.01	$0.96 A$1.53	+380.9%
Average			+178.9%

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Australia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 KZT940.09	$4.65 A$7.42	+152.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.74 KZT7,522.36	$83.03 A$132.41	+463.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,631.50 KZT11,038,158.42	$27,742.09 A$44,238.71	+28.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.53 KZT2,823.46	$18.38 A$29.31	+232.2%
Average			+219.0%

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Australia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.58 KZT5,908.47	$55.59 A$88.65	+380.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$345.54 KZT176,320.18	$1,182.30 A$1,885.35	+242.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.07 KZT126,585.51	$957.92 A$1,527.54	+286.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.43 KZT18,590.88	$138.16 A$220.32	+279.2%
Average			+296.9%

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pay 4.9 times more for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Australia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$204.89 KZT104,552.94	$1,485.91 A$2,369.50	+625.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,596.30 KZT2,855,691.34	$14,667.78 A$23,389.87	+162.1%
Average			+393.7%

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pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Australia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 KZT608.91	$6.64 A$10.59	+456.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 KZT1,005.64	$3.55 A$5.65	+79.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.93 KZT986.95	$28.07 A$44.77	+1351.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.19 KZT18,975.84	$52.89 A$84.34	+42.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.46 KZT2,277.32	$13.13 A$20.94	+194.2%
Average			+424.9%

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pay 14.8% more for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Australia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.88 KZT36,169.18	$71.78 A$114.46	+1.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.23 KZT22,060.05	$50.24 A$80.11	+16.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.08 KZT49,538.21	$100.30 A$159.94	+3.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.68 KZT41,169.82	$111.73 A$178.17	+38.5%
Average			+14.8%

Kazakhstan vs. Australia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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