Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 54.0% cheaper than United Kingdom overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.6% less in Kazakhstan
- Groceries
-
pay 40.1% less in Kazakhstan
- Transportation
-
pay 66.2% less in Kazakhstan
- Housing
-
pay 75.7% less in Kazakhstan
- Childcare
-
pay 78.2% less in Kazakhstan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 60.6% less in Kazakhstan
- Clothing
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pay 2.8% less in Kazakhstan
Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 54.6% less for restaurants
|
United Kingdom
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£14.45
|
$8.27
KZT4,167.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£7.15
|
$6.04
KZT3,042.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.72
|
$0.91
KZT459.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.21
|
$0.49
KZT248.37
|
|
pay 40.1% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.18
|
$0.40
KZT199.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.36
|
$4.54
KZT2,286.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.57
|
$4.05
KZT2,042.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£2.91
|
$1.52
KZT767.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.86
|
$2.08
KZT1,050.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.95
|
$0.58
KZT294.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.51
|
$0.83
KZT416.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£0.97
|
$0.86
KZT431.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.09
|
$0.82
KZT415.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.50
|
$0.23
KZT114.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.50
|
$0.20
KZT100.75
|
|
pay 66.2% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.46
|
$1.84
KZT928.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£75.88
|
$14.74
KZT7,428.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£26,907.25
|
$21,631.50
KZT10,901,034.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£13.25
|
$5.53
KZT2,788.39
|
|
pay 75.7% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£30.44
|
$11.58
KZT5,835.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£960.63
|
$345.54
KZT174,129.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£788.57
|
$248.07
KZT125,012.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£177.06
|
$36.43
KZT18,359.93
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,156.82
|
$204.89
KZT103,254.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£14,390.58
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,820,215.92
|
|
pay 60.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.35
|
$1.19
KZT601.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.19
|
$1.97
KZT993.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£13.50
|
$1.93
KZT974.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£35.00
|
$37.19
KZT18,740.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£9.96
|
$4.46
KZT2,249.03
|
|
pay 2.8% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£60.59
|
$70.88
KZT35,719.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£31.00
|
$43.23
KZT21,786.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£69.80
|
$97.08
KZT48,922.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£74.71
|
$80.68
KZT40,658.38
|
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