Cost of living comparison

Kazakhstan

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 14.7% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.2% less in Colombia
Groceries: pay 37.0% more in Colombia
Transportation: pay 83.7% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 38.4% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 14.4% less in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 17.1% less in Colombia

The cost of transportation, housing, and groceries in Colombia are more expensive than in Kazakhstan. Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Colombia. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Colombia.

Colombia vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.2% less for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.27 KZT4,214.88	$4.20 COP17,709.18	-49.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.04 KZT3,077.19	$6.62 COP27,903.76	+9.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KZT464.50	$0.78 COP3,306.45	-13.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 KZT251.18	$0.60 COP2,509.60	+20.8%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 37.0% more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 KZT201.54	$1.27 COP5,359.38	+221.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 KZT2,311.91	$2.16 COP9,122.01	-52.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 KZT2,065.36	$3.88 COP16,356.13	-4.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 KZT776.62	$2.02 COP8,516.95	+32.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 KZT1,061.90	$2.19 COP9,224.80	+5.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 KZT298.14	$1.07 COP4,515.85	+83.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 KZT421.23	$0.45 COP1,916.82	-45.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 KZT435.96	$0.55 COP2,325.76	-35.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT419.87	$0.46 COP1,927.87	-44.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KZT116.07	$0.50 COP2,109.25	+119.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT101.88	$0.45 COP1,908.85	+126.6%
Average			+37.0%

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pay 83.7% more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 KZT938.90	$3.05 COP12,871.19	+65.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.74 KZT7,512.88	$34.31 COP144,592.59	+132.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,631.50 KZT11,024,246.36	$17,642.99 COP74,354,141.47	-18.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.53 KZT2,819.90	$14.10 COP59,414.67	+154.8%
Average			+83.7%

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pay 38.4% more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.58 KZT5,901.02	$22.88 COP96,410.47	+97.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$345.54 KZT176,097.95	$272.41 COP1,148,049.29	-21.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.07 KZT126,425.97	$235.87 COP994,046.56	-4.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.43 KZT18,567.44	$66.40 COP279,846.13	+82.3%
Average			+38.4%

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pay 14.4% less for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$204.89 KZT104,421.16	$190.65 COP803,488.72	-6.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,596.30 KZT2,852,092.14	$4,364.51 COP18,393,689.92	-22.0%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 KZT608.14	$1.15 COP4,862.91	-3.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 KZT1,004.37	$1.40 COP5,918.03	-28.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.93 KZT985.71	$2.09 COP8,819.21	+8.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.19 KZT18,951.92	$22.45 COP94,632.12	-39.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.46 KZT2,274.45	$3.65 COP15,398.73	-18.1%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 17.1% less for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.88 KZT36,123.59	$52.02 COP219,232.97	-26.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.23 KZT22,032.25	$38.22 COP161,093.71	-11.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.08 KZT49,475.78	$81.60 COP343,913.19	-15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.68 KZT41,117.93	$69.09 COP291,154.45	-14.4%
Average			-17.1%

Kazakhstan vs. Colombia - 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: May 2025

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