Cost of living comparison
Bern is 4.5 times more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Bern instead of Astana, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Astana
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.90
KZT3,489.70
|
$27.61
CHF25.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
KZT2,492.65
|
$16.56
CHF15.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
KZT303.67
|
$4.53
CHF4.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
KZT207.12
|
$4.17
CHF3.80
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Astana
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
KZT201.33
|
$3.04
CHF2.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
KZT1,900.71
|
$13.00
CHF11.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
KZT1,658.97
|
$6.74
CHF6.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KZT744.68
|
$6.23
CHF5.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
KZT956.15
|
$12.94
CHF11.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT254.74
|
$1.83
CHF1.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
KZT356.41
|
$1.40
CHF1.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
KZT409.51
|
$1.66
CHF1.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
KZT406.21
|
$1.78
CHF1.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT106.05
|
$1.06
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
KZT78.69
|
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for transportation
Astana
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.74
KZT770.42
|
$8.07
CHF7.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.80
KZT6,979.41
|
$87.24
CHF79.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,868.62
KZT8,774,111.33
|
$33,128.56
CHF30,205.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.06
KZT1,794.70
|
$47.04
CHF42.89
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Astana
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.80
KZT5,650.95
|
$53.37
CHF48.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.25
KZT200,159.70
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,226.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$295.32
KZT130,415.20
|
$1,006.60
CHF917.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.61
KZT17,050.91
|
$232.88
CHF212.33
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Astana
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.97
KZT99,349.72
|
$2,355.81
CHF2,147.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,854.27
KZT3,910,101.82
|
$28,987.49
CHF26,429.37
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
KZT498.53
|
$6.90
CHF6.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.93
KZT854.15
|
$5.21
CHF4.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.58
KZT697.94
|
$9.94
CHF9.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.93
KZT22,048.98
|
$63.38
CHF57.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
KZT1,994.12
|
$22.09
CHF20.14
|
|
pay 46.3% more for clothing
Astana
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
KZT33,814.51
|
$116.44
CHF106.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.15
KZT18,611.75
|
$49.69
CHF45.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
KZT41,561.58
|
$135.27
CHF123.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.91
KZT41,028.94
|
$159.33
CHF145.27
|
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