Cost of living comparison

 Kazakhstan
compared to
 Czech Republic
Czech Republic vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Czech Republic is 78.9% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants
pay 67.0% more in Czech Republic
Groceries
pay 63.6% more in Czech Republic
Transportation
pay 2.1 times more in Czech Republic
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Czech Republic
Childcare
pay 60.0% more in Czech Republic
Entertainment and Sports
pay 90.5% more in Czech Republic
Clothing
pay 4.6% less in Czech Republic

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

Czech Republic vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Kazakhstan, you would:

pay 67.0% more for restaurants

 
Kazakhstan
Czech Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.27
KZT4,265.00
$7.70
CZK170.22
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.04
KZT3,113.78
$7.61
CZK168.39
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.91
KZT470.03
$1.59
CZK35.24

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pay 63.6% more for groceries

 
Kazakhstan
Czech Republic
Bread
1 loaf
$0.40
KZT203.94
$1.29
CZK28.47
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.54
KZT2,339.40
$5.47
CZK120.88
Milk (1 gallon) $4.05
KZT2,089.92
$3.90
CZK86.15

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Kazakhstan
Czech Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.84
KZT950.07
$5.95
CZK131.68
Monthly public transit pass $14.74
KZT7,602.21
$21.06
CZK465.89
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,631.50
KZT11,155,334.88
$31,453.98
CZK695,683.32

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Kazakhstan
Czech Republic
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.58
KZT5,971.19
$18.70
CZK413.50
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $345.54
KZT178,191.92
$610.48
CZK13,502.26
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $248.07
KZT127,929.29
$493.17
CZK10,907.67

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pay 60.0% more for childcare

 
Kazakhstan
Czech Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $204.89
KZT105,662.83
$363.72
CZK8,044.53
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,596.30
KZT2,886,006.16
$7,967.34
CZK176,217.74

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pay 90.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Kazakhstan
Czech Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.19
KZT615.37
$1.90
CZK42.01
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.97
KZT1,016.31
$2.60
CZK57.51
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.93
KZT997.43
$6.46
CZK142.94

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pay 4.6% less for clothing

 
Kazakhstan
Czech Republic
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$70.88
KZT36,553.14
$69.75
CZK1,542.59
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.23
KZT22,294.23
$31.40
CZK694.41
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.08
KZT50,064.09
$80.03
CZK1,770.14

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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: April 2025
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