Cost of living comparison
Astana is 26.4% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Astana instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 5.4% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,032
|
$9.08
KZT4,064.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥806
|
$6.47
KZT2,896.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥180
|
$0.97
KZT434.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥120
|
$0.56
KZT250.67
|
|
pay 45.2% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥271
|
$0.56
KZT252.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,249
|
$5.30
KZT2,372.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥903
|
$4.83
KZT2,161.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥336
|
$1.89
KZT844.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥506
|
$2.53
KZT1,133.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥371
|
$0.67
KZT300.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥177
|
$1.00
KZT445.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥405
|
$1.14
KZT511.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥344
|
$1.18
KZT528.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥198
|
$0.25
KZT111.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥194
|
$0.23
KZT104.68
|
|
pay 48.3% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥672
|
$2.00
KZT894.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,934
|
$17.03
KZT7,621.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,365,103
|
$22,704.14
KZT10,162,290.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,967
|
$5.31
KZT2,377.98
|
|
pay 52.4% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,904
|
$13.82
KZT6,185.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥158,780
|
$522.20
KZT233,732.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,648
|
$354.38
KZT158,620.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,782
|
$45.07
KZT20,173.57
|
|
pay 50.0% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥76,173
|
$228.83
KZT102,425.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,283,027
|
$7,705.22
KZT3,448,827.18
|
|
pay 39.4% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥503
|
$1.36
KZT609.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥517
|
$2.30
KZT1,031.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥604
|
$1.82
KZT812.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,691
|
$59.93
KZT26,824.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,913
|
$5.68
KZT2,540.57
|
|
pay 45.1% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,470
|
$78.42
KZT35,098.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,669
|
$49.48
KZT22,145.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,656
|
$109.43
KZT48,982.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,490
|
$96.49
KZT43,189.27
|
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