Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 63.1% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Astana, you would:
pay 26.6% less for restaurants
Astana
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.90
₸3,541.20
|
$2.95
฿107.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
₸2,529.43
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
₸308.15
|
$0.57
฿20.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
₸210.17
|
$0.32
฿11.71
|
|
pay 92.7% more for groceries
Astana
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₸204.30
|
$1.86
฿67.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
₸1,928.76
|
$8.67
฿314.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
₸1,683.45
|
$6.60
฿239.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₸755.67
|
$2.02
฿73.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
₸970.26
|
$1.46
฿52.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
₸258.50
|
$1.36
฿49.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸361.67
|
$0.63
฿23.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
₸415.55
|
$0.90
฿32.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
₸412.21
|
$0.73
฿26.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₸107.62
|
$0.73
฿26.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₸79.85
|
$0.63
฿22.77
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Astana
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.74
₸781.79
|
$4.46
฿162.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.80
₸7,082.41
|
$38.39
฿1,394.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,868.62
₸8,903,598.75
|
$59,069.18
฿2,145,032.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.06
₸1,821.19
|
$10.60
฿385.03
|
|
pay 33.1% more for housing
Astana
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.80
₸5,734.34
|
$15.74
฿571.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.25
₸203,113.63
|
$659.48
฿23,948.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$295.32
₸132,339.85
|
$314.02
฿11,403.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.61
₸17,302.55
|
$60.89
฿2,211.12
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Astana
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.97
₸100,815.91
|
$562.72
฿20,434.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,854.27
₸3,967,806.70
|
$13,500.26
฿490,247.27
|
|
pay 79.8% more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₸505.89
|
$2.36
฿85.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.93
₸866.75
|
$2.30
฿83.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.58
₸708.24
|
$4.43
฿160.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.93
₸22,374.37
|
$56.73
฿2,059.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
₸2,023.55
|
$7.97
฿289.58
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
Astana
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
₸34,313.54
|
$59.87
฿2,174.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.15
₸18,886.42
|
$40.54
฿1,472.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
₸42,174.94
|
$97.44
฿3,538.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.91
₸41,634.44
|
$102.02
฿3,704.61
|
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