Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 9.5% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 30.8% less for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$8.27
KZT4,326.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$6.04
KZT3,158.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$0.91
KZT476.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$0.49
KZT257.80
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$0.40
KZT206.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$4.54
KZT2,372.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$4.05
KZT2,119.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$1.52
KZT797.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$2.08
KZT1,089.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$0.58
KZT306.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$0.83
KZT432.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$0.86
KZT447.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.82
KZT430.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$0.23
KZT119.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.20
KZT104.57
|
|
pay 40.8% less for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$1.84
KZT963.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$14.74
KZT7,710.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$21,631.50
KZT11,314,892.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$5.53
KZT2,894.25
|
|
pay 55.3% more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$11.58
KZT6,056.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$345.54
KZT180,740.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$248.07
KZT129,759.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$36.43
KZT19,056.96
|
|
pay 99.0% more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$204.89
KZT107,174.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,927,285.56
|
|
pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$1.19
KZT624.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$1.97
KZT1,030.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$1.93
KZT1,011.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$37.19
KZT19,451.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$4.46
KZT2,334.41
|
|
pay 24.2% more for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$70.88
KZT37,075.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$43.23
KZT22,613.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$97.08
KZT50,780.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$80.68
KZT42,201.97
|
|
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