Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.8 times more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Astana, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Astana
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.90
₸3,526.25
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
₸2,518.75
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
₸306.85
|
$2.90
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
₸209.29
|
$2.39
€2.25
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Astana
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₸203.44
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
₸1,920.61
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
₸1,676.34
|
$5.11
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₸752.48
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
₸966.16
|
$4.93
€4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
₸257.41
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸360.15
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
₸413.80
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
₸410.46
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₸107.17
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₸79.52
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Astana
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.74
₸778.49
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.80
₸7,052.50
|
$93.45
€87.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,868.62
₸8,865,998.37
|
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.06
₸1,813.50
|
$22.98
€21.55
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Astana
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.80
₸5,710.13
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.25
₸202,255.87
|
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$295.32
₸131,780.98
|
$999.06
€936.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.61
₸17,229.48
|
$273.14
€256.17
|
|
pay 8.7% less for childcare
Astana
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.97
₸100,390.16
|
$210.36
€197.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,854.27
₸3,951,050.44
|
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₸503.75
|
$4.40
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.93
₸863.09
|
$3.62
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.58
₸705.25
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.93
₸22,279.89
|
$41.73
€39.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
₸2,015.00
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
Astana
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
₸34,168.64
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.15
₸18,806.66
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
₸41,996.83
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.91
₸41,458.62
|
$118.23
€110.88
|
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