Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 2.1 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 62.7% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
$8.27
KZT4,326.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
$6.04
KZT3,158.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS460
|
$0.91
KZT476.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS291
|
$0.49
KZT257.80
|
|
pay 17.6% less for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
$0.40
KZT206.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
$4.54
KZT2,372.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
$4.05
KZT2,119.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
$1.52
KZT797.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
$2.08
KZT1,089.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS983
|
$0.58
KZT306.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS503
|
$0.83
KZT432.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS749
|
$0.86
KZT447.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.82
KZT430.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS341
|
$0.23
KZT119.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS308
|
$0.20
KZT104.57
|
|
pay 38.6% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
$1.84
KZT963.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$14.74
KZT7,710.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
$21,631.50
KZT11,314,892.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
$5.53
KZT2,894.25
|
|
pay 39.6% more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
$11.58
KZT6,056.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
$345.54
KZT180,740.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
$248.07
KZT129,759.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
$36.43
KZT19,056.96
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
$204.89
KZT107,174.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,927,285.56
|
|
pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
$1.19
KZT624.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS704
|
$1.97
KZT1,030.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
$1.93
KZT1,011.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
$37.19
KZT19,451.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
$4.46
KZT2,334.41
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
$70.88
KZT37,075.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
$43.23
KZT22,613.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
$97.08
KZT50,780.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
$80.68
KZT42,201.97
|
|
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