Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 16.4% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 2.2% less for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Brazil
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.27
KZT4,128.38
|
$5.09
R$29.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,014.04
|
$5.99
R$34.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT454.97
|
$0.99
R$5.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT246.02
|
$0.60
R$3.50
|
|
pay 35.3% more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Brazil
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT197.41
|
$1.36
R$7.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,264.46
|
$3.98
R$23.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,022.98
|
$3.44
R$19.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT760.68
|
$1.87
R$10.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,040.11
|
$1.52
R$8.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT292.02
|
$0.81
R$4.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT412.58
|
$0.53
R$3.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT427.02
|
$0.45
R$2.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT411.25
|
$0.63
R$3.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT113.69
|
$0.49
R$2.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT99.79
|
$0.46
R$2.67
|
|
pay 72.4% more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT919.63
|
$3.67
R$21.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,358.69
|
$39.48
R$229.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT10,797,998.57
|
$19,264.28
R$111,752.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,762.03
|
$7.39
R$42.88
|
|
pay 13.2% more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Brazil
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT5,779.92
|
$17.79
R$103.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT172,483.94
|
$286.10
R$1,659.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT123,831.36
|
$200.36
R$1,162.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT18,186.39
|
$49.32
R$286.09
|
|
pay 22.7% more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT102,278.15
|
$259.04
R$1,502.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,793,559.38
|
$6,658.88
R$38,628.19
|
|
pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT595.66
|
$1.55
R$9.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT983.76
|
$1.55
R$9.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT965.48
|
$1.94
R$11.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT18,562.97
|
$21.85
R$126.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,227.77
|
$5.84
R$33.86
|
|
pay 26.3% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT35,382.24
|
$43.13
R$250.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT21,580.09
|
$39.67
R$230.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT48,460.40
|
$69.89
R$405.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT40,274.07
|
$56.60
R$328.32
|
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