Cost of living comparison
Astana is 30.7% more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Astana instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 24.9% less for restaurants
St. George's
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.08
KZT3,991.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.47
KZT2,843.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.97
KZT426.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.56
KZT246.14
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
St. George's
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$0.56
KZT247.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$5.30
KZT2,329.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$4.83
KZT2,122.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$1.89
KZT829.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$2.53
KZT1,113.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$0.67
KZT295.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.00
KZT437.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.14
KZT502.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$1.18
KZT518.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.25
KZT109.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.23
KZT102.78
|
|
pay 55.5% less for transportation
St. George's
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$2.00
KZT877.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$17.03
KZT7,483.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$22,704.14
KZT9,978,589.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$5.31
KZT2,334.99
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
St. George's
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$13.82
KZT6,073.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$522.20
KZT229,507.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$354.38
KZT155,752.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$45.07
KZT19,808.90
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$228.83
KZT100,573.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$7,705.22
KZT3,386,483.75
|
|
pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.36
KZT598.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.30
KZT1,012.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.82
KZT798.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$59.93
KZT26,339.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$5.68
KZT2,494.65
|
|
pay 99.6% more for clothing
St. George's
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$78.42
KZT34,464.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$49.48
KZT21,745.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$109.43
KZT48,096.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$96.49
KZT42,408.55
|
|
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