Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 49.7% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Nigeria
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.61
NGN4,350.17
|
$8.27
KZT4,112.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN9,342.66
|
$6.04
KZT3,002.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
NGN633.70
|
$0.91
KZT453.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
NGN377.04
|
$0.49
KZT245.09
|
|
pay 24.1% less for groceries
|
Nigeria
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
NGN2,112.13
|
$0.40
KZT196.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
NGN4,189.28
|
$4.54
KZT2,255.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.86
NGN16,428.84
|
$4.05
KZT2,015.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN3,122.64
|
$1.52
KZT757.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
NGN3,391.60
|
$2.08
KZT1,036.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
NGN2,913.45
|
$0.58
KZT290.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
NGN1,504.38
|
$0.83
KZT411.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
NGN1,221.08
|
$0.86
KZT425.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
NGN1,312.87
|
$0.82
KZT409.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,363.05
|
$0.23
KZT113.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,390.58
|
$0.20
KZT99.41
|
|
pay 27.4% less for transportation
|
Nigeria
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.41
NGN4,014.28
|
$1.84
KZT916.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.26
NGN60,416.16
|
$14.74
KZT7,330.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,757.94
NGN27,925,506.24
|
$21,631.50
KZT10,757,018.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.54
NGN20,892.59
|
$5.53
KZT2,751.55
|
|
pay 15.1% less for housing
|
Nigeria
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.99
NGN49,982.79
|
$11.58
KZT5,757.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.80
NGN1,219,475.64
|
$345.54
KZT171,829.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$456.14
NGN760,118.67
|
$248.07
KZT123,361.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.28
NGN30,464.74
|
$36.43
KZT18,117.37
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Nigeria
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$85.98
NGN143,281.50
|
$204.89
KZT101,889.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,787.42
NGN2,978,572.28
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,782,957.40
|
|
pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nigeria
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
NGN1,508.76
|
$1.19
KZT593.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
NGN3,392.41
|
$1.97
KZT980.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
NGN2,665.28
|
$1.93
KZT961.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.79
NGN61,309.40
|
$37.19
KZT18,492.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
NGN10,776.47
|
$4.46
KZT2,219.31
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Nigeria
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.81
NGN29,684.49
|
$70.88
KZT35,247.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.83
NGN48,049.56
|
$43.23
KZT21,498.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.22
NGN95,347.99
|
$97.08
KZT48,276.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.36
NGN95,590.65
|
$80.68
KZT40,121.23
|
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