Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 37.3% cheaper than Lithuania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 42.1% less in Kazakhstan
- Groceries
-
pay 25.8% less in Kazakhstan
- Transportation
-
pay 51.6% less in Kazakhstan
- Housing
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pay 39.2% less in Kazakhstan
- Childcare
-
pay 46.4% less in Kazakhstan
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 45.1% less in Kazakhstan
- Clothing
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pay 10.8% less in Kazakhstan
Expenses including transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and groceries are lower in Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 42.1% less for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€10.53
|
$8.27
KZT4,282.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.16
|
$6.04
KZT3,126.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.85
|
$0.91
KZT471.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.42
|
$0.49
KZT255.22
|
|
pay 25.8% less for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.44
|
$0.40
KZT204.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.15
|
$4.54
KZT2,349.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.54
|
$4.05
KZT2,098.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.37
|
$1.52
KZT789.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.72
|
$2.08
KZT1,078.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.48
|
$0.58
KZT302.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.66
|
$0.83
KZT428.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.64
|
$0.86
KZT442.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.27
|
$0.82
KZT426.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.31
|
$0.23
KZT117.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.37
|
$0.20
KZT103.52
|
|
pay 51.6% less for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.34
|
$1.84
KZT954.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€26.65
|
$14.74
KZT7,633.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€31,254.42
|
$21,631.50
KZT11,201,618.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€9.44
|
$5.53
KZT2,865.27
|
|
pay 39.2% less for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€13.01
|
$11.58
KZT5,995.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€451.12
|
$345.54
KZT178,931.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€309.10
|
$248.07
KZT128,460.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€130.64
|
$36.43
KZT18,866.18
|
|
pay 46.4% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€424.01
|
$204.89
KZT106,101.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€7,754.13
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,897,980.16
|
|
pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.29
|
$1.19
KZT617.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.57
|
$1.97
KZT1,020.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.58
|
$1.93
KZT1,001.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€36.82
|
$37.19
KZT19,256.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.29
|
$4.46
KZT2,311.04
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€84.02
|
$70.88
KZT36,704.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€33.32
|
$43.23
KZT22,386.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€78.96
|
$97.08
KZT50,271.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€125.70
|
$80.68
KZT41,779.48
|
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