Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 35.5% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 73.5% more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
TZS6,869.56
|
$8.27
KZT4,326.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS14,099.13
|
$6.04
KZT3,158.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,470.88
|
$0.91
KZT476.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS723.46
|
$0.49
KZT257.80
|
|
pay 18.9% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,710.44
|
$0.40
KZT206.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS8,972.27
|
$4.54
KZT2,372.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS10,701.82
|
$4.05
KZT2,119.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS3,983.17
|
$1.52
KZT797.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS5,553.61
|
$2.08
KZT1,089.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,634.70
|
$0.58
KZT306.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS905.31
|
$0.83
KZT432.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS814.95
|
$0.86
KZT447.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS836.26
|
$0.82
KZT430.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS719.07
|
$0.23
KZT119.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,187.36
|
$0.20
KZT104.57
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS10,124.39
|
$1.84
KZT963.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS46,237.45
|
$14.74
KZT7,710.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS37,430,316.84
|
$21,631.50
KZT11,314,892.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS25,463.18
|
$5.53
KZT2,894.25
|
|
pay 16.4% less for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS141,794.85
|
$11.58
KZT6,056.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS684,406.40
|
$345.54
KZT180,740.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS560,223.56
|
$248.07
KZT129,759.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS94,631.14
|
$36.43
KZT19,056.96
|
|
pay 11.3% less for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS558,329.75
|
$204.89
KZT107,174.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS14,634,138.23
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,927,285.56
|
|
pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS2,774.25
|
$1.19
KZT624.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,111.81
|
$1.97
KZT1,030.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,238.43
|
$1.93
KZT1,011.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS86,079.24
|
$37.19
KZT19,451.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS13,430.88
|
$4.46
KZT2,334.41
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS27,045.24
|
$70.88
KZT37,075.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS51,466.69
|
$43.23
KZT22,613.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS106,786.49
|
$97.08
KZT50,780.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS91,138.10
|
$80.68
KZT42,201.97
|
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