Cost of living comparison
Astana is 2.1 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Astana instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 26.8% more for restaurants
Asmara
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$9.08
KZT3,991.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$6.47
KZT2,843.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$0.97
KZT426.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.56
KZT246.14
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
Asmara
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.56
KZT247.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$5.30
KZT2,329.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$4.83
KZT2,122.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.89
KZT829.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$2.53
KZT1,113.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$0.67
KZT295.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$1.00
KZT437.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$1.14
KZT502.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$1.18
KZT518.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.25
KZT109.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.23
KZT102.78
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
Asmara
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$2.00
KZT877.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$17.03
KZT7,483.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$22,704.14
KZT9,978,589.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$5.31
KZT2,334.99
|
|
pay 4.9% more for housing
Asmara
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$13.82
KZT6,073.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$522.20
KZT229,507.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$354.38
KZT155,752.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$45.07
KZT19,808.90
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$228.83
KZT100,573.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$7,705.22
KZT3,386,483.75
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.36
KZT598.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$2.30
KZT1,012.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$1.82
KZT798.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$59.93
KZT26,339.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$5.68
KZT2,494.65
|
|
pay 20.7% less for clothing
Asmara
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$78.42
KZT34,464.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$49.48
KZT21,745.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$109.43
KZT48,096.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$96.49
KZT42,408.55
|
|
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