Cost of living comparison
Astana is 25.5% cheaper than Luanda.
If you lived in Astana instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 15.0% less for restaurants
Luanda
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.03
AOA5,114.03
|
$9.08
KZT4,016.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.44
AOA7,155.36
|
$6.47
KZT2,862.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,389.94
|
$0.97
KZT429.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA882.63
|
$0.56
KZT247.71
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
Luanda
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AOA1,135.60
|
$0.56
KZT249.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.48
AOA3,794.56
|
$5.30
KZT2,344.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.40
AOA6,273.25
|
$4.83
KZT2,136.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
AOA2,160.06
|
$1.89
KZT834.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
AOA2,445.08
|
$2.53
KZT1,120.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
AOA1,041.28
|
$0.67
KZT296.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA418.43
|
$1.00
KZT440.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
AOA1,375.73
|
$1.14
KZT505.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
AOA906.11
|
$1.18
KZT521.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
AOA735.90
|
$0.25
KZT110.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AOA680.04
|
$0.23
KZT103.44
|
|
pay 14.0% less for transportation
Luanda
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,190.54
|
$2.00
KZT883.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.08
AOA31,423.90
|
$17.03
KZT7,531.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA16,846,729.98
|
$22,704.14
KZT10,042,291.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.70
AOA10,762.29
|
$5.31
KZT2,349.90
|
|
pay 27.1% less for housing
Luanda
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$142.93
AOA121,118.62
|
$13.82
KZT6,112.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.42
AOA457,960.41
|
$522.20
KZT230,972.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.66
AOA242,074.53
|
$354.38
KZT156,747.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA62,284.15
|
$45.07
KZT19,935.36
|
|
pay 53.3% less for childcare
Luanda
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.04
AOA630,515.08
|
$228.83
KZT101,215.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,300.32
AOA10,423,496.13
|
$7,705.22
KZT3,408,102.56
|
|
pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,652.46
|
$1.36
KZT602.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
AOA3,230.19
|
$2.30
KZT1,018.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,018.92
|
$1.82
KZT803.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.44
AOA32,574.70
|
$59.93
KZT26,507.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
AOA4,077.01
|
$5.68
KZT2,510.57
|
|
pay 45.5% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.83
AOA98,159.40
|
$78.42
KZT34,684.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$99.99
AOA84,733.98
|
$49.48
KZT21,883.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.36
AOA145,210.62
|
$109.43
KZT48,403.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$263.13
AOA222,979.26
|
$96.49
KZT42,679.28
|
|
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