Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 54.0% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.6% less in Kazakhstan
- Groceries
-
pay 45.2% less in Kazakhstan
- Transportation
-
pay 67.2% less in Kazakhstan
- Housing
-
pay 75.8% less in Kazakhstan
- Childcare
-
pay 62.8% less in Kazakhstan
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 55.9% less in Kazakhstan
- Clothing
-
pay 7.5% less in Kazakhstan
Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€16.48
|
$8.27
KZT4,326.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€10.74
|
$6.04
KZT3,158.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.59
|
$0.91
KZT476.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.05
|
$0.49
KZT257.85
|
|
pay 45.2% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.57
|
$0.40
KZT206.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.45
|
$4.54
KZT2,373.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€3.87
|
$4.05
KZT2,120.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€3.89
|
$1.52
KZT797.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.05
|
$2.08
KZT1,090.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.76
|
$0.58
KZT306.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$0.83
KZT432.42
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.71
|
$0.86
KZT447.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.45
|
$0.82
KZT431.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
$0.23
KZT119.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.77
|
$0.20
KZT104.59
|
|
pay 67.2% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€6.86
|
$1.84
KZT963.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€84.31
|
$14.74
KZT7,712.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€28,084.26
|
$21,631.50
KZT11,317,030.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€20.00
|
$5.53
KZT2,894.79
|
|
pay 75.8% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€37.91
|
$11.58
KZT6,057.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,133.59
|
$345.54
KZT180,774.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€924.93
|
$248.07
KZT129,783.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€165.10
|
$36.43
KZT19,060.56
|
|
pay 62.8% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,431.50
|
$204.89
KZT107,194.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€7,958.71
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,927,838.48
|
|
pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€4.88
|
$1.19
KZT624.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.17
|
$1.97
KZT1,031.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.13
|
$1.93
KZT1,011.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€34.28
|
$37.19
KZT19,455.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€12.26
|
$4.46
KZT2,334.85
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€74.17
|
$70.88
KZT37,082.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€33.64
|
$43.23
KZT22,617.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€81.42
|
$97.08
KZT50,789.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€104.23
|
$80.68
KZT42,209.94
|
|
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