Cost of living comparison
Astana is 12.9% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Astana instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 26.7% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL999
|
$9.08
KZT4,056.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL734
|
$6.47
KZT2,890.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL150
|
$0.97
KZT433.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$0.56
KZT250.18
|
|
pay 18.9% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
$0.56
KZT251.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL564
|
$5.30
KZT2,367.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL701
|
$4.83
KZT2,157.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL332
|
$1.89
KZT843.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL335
|
$2.53
KZT1,131.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.67
KZT299.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL103
|
$1.00
KZT445.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$1.14
KZT510.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$1.18
KZT527.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL46
|
$0.25
KZT111.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$0.23
KZT104.47
|
|
pay 41.8% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL721
|
$2.00
KZT892.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,598
|
$17.03
KZT7,606.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,346,527
|
$22,704.14
KZT10,142,257.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,696
|
$5.31
KZT2,373.29
|
|
pay 19.5% less for housing
Tirana
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,614
|
$13.82
KZT6,173.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL52,750
|
$522.20
KZT233,271.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,328
|
$354.38
KZT158,307.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,234
|
$45.07
KZT20,133.80
|
|
pay 27.9% more for childcare
Tirana
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,838
|
$228.83
KZT102,223.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL450,620
|
$7,705.22
KZT3,442,028.78
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL250
|
$1.36
KZT608.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL168
|
$2.30
KZT1,029.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL349
|
$1.82
KZT811.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,162
|
$59.93
KZT26,771.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL799
|
$5.68
KZT2,535.56
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL5,971
|
$78.42
KZT35,029.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,515
|
$49.48
KZT22,101.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,857
|
$109.43
KZT48,885.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,682
|
$96.49
KZT43,104.14
|
|
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