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Egypt

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Kazakhstan

Astana vs. Alexandria Cost of Living Summary

Astana is 2.6 times more expensive than Alexandria.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Astana
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Astana
Transportation: pay 26.3% more in Astana
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in Astana
Childcare: pay 4.9 times more in Astana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Astana
Clothing: pay 43.5% more in Astana

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Astana are more expensive than in Alexandria. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Astana.

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Astana vs. Alexandria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Astana instead of Alexandria, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Alexandria	Astana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.25 EGP227.13	$11.00 KZT4,985.16	+158.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.77 EGP255.20	$7.83 KZT3,548.37	+64.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 EGP16.93	$1.10 KZT499.26	+247.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.61	$0.66 KZT298.06	+432.2%
Average			+144.2%

Alexandria vs. Astana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Alexandria	Astana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 EGP37.32	$0.63 KZT283.87	-10.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.94 EGP103.61	$6.10 KZT2,762.66	+214.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 EGP171.31	$4.93 KZT2,232.43	+53.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 EGP62.20	$2.23 KZT1,009.64	+91.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 EGP106.50	$2.69 KZT1,219.52	+35.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 EGP37.22	$0.82 KZT369.90	+17.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.70	$1.06 KZT482.49	+204.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.25 EGP13.12	$1.03 KZT468.85	+321.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP8.18	$1.01 KZT456.93	+558.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 EGP6.17	$0.31 KZT141.42	+170.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.14 EGP7.61	$0.20 KZT91.97	+42.5%
Average			+113.8%

Alexandria vs. Astana - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.3% more for transportation

	Alexandria	Astana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.72 EGP91.93	$2.53 KZT1,145.06	+46.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.46 EGP612.48	$16.78 KZT7,603.65	+46.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$24,607.50 KZT11M	-23.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.77 EGP255.20	$11.19 KZT5,069.10	+134.3%
Average			+26.3%

Alexandria vs. Astana - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Alexandria	Astana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.37 EGP714.56	$17.96 KZT8,139.19	+34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$136.87 EGP7,315.76	$575.82 KZT261K	+320.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$70.66 EGP3,776.97	$394.61 KZT179K	+458.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.93 EGP584.30	$52.26 KZT23,684.23	+378.1%
Average			+353.6%

Alexandria vs. Astana - Cost of housing

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pay 4.9 times more for childcare

	Alexandria	Astana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$86.90 EGP4,644.66	$374.89 KZT170K	+331.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,129.46 EGP114K	$11,828.93 KZT5M	+455.5%
Average			+389.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Alexandria	Astana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 EGP71.46	$1.34 KZT608.29	+0.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.29 EGP68.90	$2.59 KZT1,174.34	+101.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 EGP102.08	$2.24 KZT1,013.82	+17.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.99 EGP694.15	$57.61 KZT26,110.84	+343.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.86 EGP153.12	$6.49 KZT2,940.08	+126.5%
Average			+108.1%

Alexandria vs. Astana - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 43.5% more for clothing

	Alexandria	Astana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.74 EGP1,803.42	$66.09 KZT29,953.79	+95.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.05 EGP2,461.27	$46.98 KZT21,290.23	+2.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.87 EGP6,941.47	$120.13 KZT54,442.17	-7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.66 EGP3,028.38	$129.87 KZT58,857.92	+129.2%
Average			+43.5%

Alexandria vs. Astana - Cost of clothing

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