Cost of living comparison
Astana is 35.8% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Astana instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 59.1% more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES501.33
|
$9.08
KZT4,017.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES701.86
|
$6.47
KZT2,862.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES76.30
|
$0.97
KZT429.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.86
|
$0.56
KZT247.76
|
|
pay 26.2% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES73.10
|
$0.56
KZT249.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES742.37
|
$5.30
KZT2,344.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES439.66
|
$4.83
KZT2,136.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES220.71
|
$1.89
KZT834.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES347.69
|
$2.53
KZT1,120.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES145.67
|
$0.67
KZT296.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.39
|
$1.00
KZT440.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES101.05
|
$1.14
KZT505.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES53.07
|
$1.18
KZT521.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.80
|
$0.25
KZT110.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.92
|
$0.23
KZT103.46
|
|
pay 38.2% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES793.58
|
$2.00
KZT883.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,491.89
|
$17.03
KZT7,533.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,406,370.50
|
$22,704.14
KZT10,044,131.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,644.35
|
$5.31
KZT2,350.33
|
|
pay 35.4% more for housing
Nairobi
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,288.00
|
$13.82
KZT6,113.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,599.09
|
$522.20
KZT231,015.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,548.40
|
$354.38
KZT156,775.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,905.73
|
$45.07
KZT19,939.01
|
|
pay 28.6% more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES19,113.10
|
$228.83
KZT101,234.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES993,821.29
|
$7,705.22
KZT3,408,727.25
|
|
pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES300.80
|
$1.36
KZT602.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES291.84
|
$2.30
KZT1,019.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES350.93
|
$1.82
KZT803.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,977.76
|
$59.93
KZT26,512.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES802.12
|
$5.68
KZT2,511.03
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,419.23
|
$78.42
KZT34,690.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,251.46
|
$49.48
KZT21,887.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,451.55
|
$109.43
KZT48,412.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,838.06
|
$96.49
KZT42,687.10
|
|
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