Cost of living comparison
Astana is 64.9% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Astana instead of Bern, you would:
pay 72.6% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.97
CHF23.79
|
$9.08
KZT4,017.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.19
|
$6.47
KZT2,862.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
CHF4.09
|
$0.97
KZT429.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.71
|
$0.56
KZT247.76
|
|
pay 54.6% less for groceries
Bern
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
CHF3.00
|
$0.56
KZT249.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.92
CHF10.93
|
$5.30
KZT2,344.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
CHF6.77
|
$4.83
KZT2,136.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.04
CHF5.53
|
$1.89
KZT834.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.47
CHF12.34
|
$2.53
KZT1,120.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
CHF1.27
|
$0.67
KZT296.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF1.00
|
$1.00
KZT440.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
CHF1.17
|
$1.14
KZT505.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
CHF2.44
|
$1.18
KZT521.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.93
|
$0.25
KZT110.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.87
|
$0.23
KZT103.46
|
|
pay 70.4% less for transportation
Bern
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.69
CHF7.05
|
$2.00
KZT883.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.29
CHF79.98
|
$17.03
KZT7,533.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF33,205.38
|
$22,704.14
KZT10,044,131.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.82
CHF47.48
|
$5.31
KZT2,350.33
|
|
pay 73.0% less for housing
Bern
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
CHF47.81
|
$13.82
KZT6,113.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,589.14
CHF1,455.94
|
$522.20
KZT231,015.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,151.02
CHF1,054.54
|
$354.38
KZT156,775.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.38
CHF233.06
|
$45.07
KZT19,939.01
|
|
pay 84.5% less for childcare
Bern
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,928.18
CHF2,682.75
|
$228.83
KZT101,234.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,149.24
CHF30,370.77
|
$7,705.22
KZT3,408,727.25
|
|
pay 62.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.18
CHF6.58
|
$1.36
KZT602.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
CHF4.64
|
$2.30
KZT1,019.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.22
CHF9.36
|
$1.82
KZT803.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.47
CHF70.06
|
$59.93
KZT26,512.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF20.25
|
$5.68
KZT2,511.03
|
|
pay 36.2% less for clothing
Bern
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$146.65
CHF134.35
|
$78.42
KZT34,690.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.69
CHF56.52
|
$49.48
KZT21,887.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$159.53
CHF146.16
|
$109.43
KZT48,412.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.11
CHF167.76
|
$96.49
KZT42,687.10
|
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