Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 0.8% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 45.0% less for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.27
KZT4,328.83
|
$1.92
₫48,782
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,160.38
|
$4.34
₫110,274
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT477.06
|
$0.54
₫13,683
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT257.97
|
$0.33
₫8,261
|
|
pay 35.8% more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT206.99
|
$0.90
₫22,927
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,374.41
|
$6.05
₫153,809
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,121.20
|
$5.46
₫138,752
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT797.61
|
$1.46
₫37,107
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,090.61
|
$1.55
₫39,303
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT306.20
|
$1.20
₫30,429
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT432.62
|
$0.43
₫10,826
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT447.75
|
$0.57
₫14,489
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT431.22
|
$0.45
₫11,346
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT119.21
|
$0.48
₫12,092
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT104.64
|
$0.48
₫12,247
|
|
pay 25.6% more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT964.29
|
$3.47
₫88,096
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,715.99
|
$7.11
₫180,586
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT11,322,289.47
|
$35,423.92
₫899,997,914
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,896.14
|
$5.64
₫143,345
|
|
pay 11.5% less for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT6,060.56
|
$8.68
₫220,611
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT180,858.80
|
$297.09
₫7,547,996
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT129,843.92
|
$207.27
₫5,265,990
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT19,069.42
|
$39.91
₫1,014,006
|
|
pay 61.8% more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT107,244.21
|
$205.27
₫5,215,097
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,929,199.13
|
$12,496.31
₫317,487,505
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT624.58
|
$0.88
₫22,265
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT1,031.52
|
$1.58
₫40,150
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT1,012.36
|
$1.27
₫32,158
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT19,464.29
|
$22.09
₫561,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,335.94
|
$3.38
₫85,828
|
|
pay 32.1% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT37,100.20
|
$28.00
₫711,308
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT22,627.90
|
$22.19
₫563,864
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT50,813.37
|
$79.50
₫2,019,696
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT42,229.56
|
$79.86
₫2,028,904
|
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