Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 52.5% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Astana, you would:
pay 22.3% more for restaurants
Astana
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.08
KZT4,096.00
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
KZT2,918.40
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KZT437.59
|
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
KZT252.59
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 90.6% more for groceries
Astana
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KZT254.27
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
KZT2,390.53
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
KZT2,178.29
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
KZT851.20
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
KZT1,142.53
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
KZT302.76
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KZT449.33
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
KZT515.61
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
KZT532.11
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
KZT112.70
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT105.48
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 65.7% more for transportation
Astana
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
KZT900.90
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.03
KZT7,680.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,704.14
KZT10,239,999.57
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.31
KZT2,396.16
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Astana
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
KZT6,232.84
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$522.20
KZT235,519.99
|
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$354.38
KZT159,833.04
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.07
KZT20,327.84
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Astana
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.83
KZT103,208.42
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,705.22
KZT3,475,199.85
|
?? |
pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
KZT614.40
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
KZT1,038.97
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
KZT819.20
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.93
KZT27,029.33
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
KZT2,560.00
|
?? | |
pay 75.2% less for clothing
Astana
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
KZT35,366.91
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.48
KZT22,314.67
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.43
KZT49,356.80
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.49
KZT43,519.53
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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