Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 14.8% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 35.7% less for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.27
KZT4,128.38
|
$3.60
₱211.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,014.04
|
$3.18
₱187.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT454.97
|
$0.73
₱43.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT246.02
|
$0.40
₱23.54
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT197.41
|
$1.17
₱68.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,264.46
|
$3.38
₱198.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,022.98
|
$6.61
₱389.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT760.68
|
$1.92
₱113.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,040.11
|
$1.82
₱107.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT292.02
|
$1.33
₱78.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT412.58
|
$0.64
₱37.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT427.02
|
$1.14
₱67.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT411.25
|
$0.67
₱39.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT113.69
|
$0.97
₱57.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT99.79
|
$1.21
₱71.18
|
|
pay 19.5% more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT919.63
|
$4.22
₱248.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,358.69
|
$11.49
₱677.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT10,797,998.57
|
$26,375.77
₱1,554,561.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,762.03
|
$2.70
₱159.07
|
|
pay 52.8% more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT5,779.92
|
$29.28
₱1,725.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT172,483.94
|
$242.58
₱14,297.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT123,831.36
|
$157.31
₱9,271.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT18,186.39
|
$81.80
₱4,821.50
|
|
pay 12.4% less for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT102,278.15
|
$165.07
₱9,729.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,793,559.38
|
$5,295.45
₱312,108.28
|
|
pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT595.66
|
$1.23
₱72.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT983.76
|
$2.19
₱128.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT965.48
|
$2.57
₱151.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT18,562.97
|
$29.66
₱1,747.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,227.77
|
$5.28
₱311.21
|
|
pay 38.7% less for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT35,382.24
|
$35.44
₱2,088.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT21,580.09
|
$22.98
₱1,354.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT48,460.40
|
$64.92
₱3,826.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT40,274.07
|
$60.53
₱3,567.58
|
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