Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 87.6% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Astana, you would:
pay 84.8% more for restaurants
Astana
|
Bratislava
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.08
KZT3,991.44
|
$9.75
€9.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
KZT2,843.90
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KZT426.42
|
$1.94
€1.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
KZT246.14
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
pay 74.1% more for groceries
Astana
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KZT247.78
|
$1.90
€1.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
KZT2,329.50
|
$6.67
€6.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
KZT2,122.68
|
$4.72
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
KZT829.47
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
KZT1,113.36
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
KZT295.03
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KZT437.86
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
KZT502.45
|
$1.04
€0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
KZT518.52
|
$1.96
€1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
KZT109.82
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT102.78
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Astana
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
KZT877.90
|
$6.52
€6.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.03
KZT7,483.94
|
$38.99
€36.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,704.14
KZT9,978,589.32
|
$25,439.37
€23,601.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.31
KZT2,334.99
|
$15.81
€14.67
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Astana
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
KZT6,073.73
|
$20.61
€19.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$522.20
KZT229,507.55
|
$774.70
€718.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$354.38
KZT155,752.76
|
$602.14
€558.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.07
KZT19,808.90
|
$194.23
€180.20
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Astana
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.83
KZT100,573.68
|
$609.18
€565.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,705.22
KZT3,386,483.75
|
$14,273.77
€13,242.49
|
|
pay 76.3% more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
KZT598.72
|
$2.71
€2.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
KZT1,012.44
|
$2.85
€2.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
KZT798.29
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.93
KZT26,339.32
|
$41.90
€38.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
KZT2,494.65
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
Astana
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
KZT34,464.05
|
$69.61
€64.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.48
KZT21,745.01
|
$34.95
€32.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.43
KZT48,096.80
|
$83.87
€77.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.49
KZT42,408.55
|
$104.95
€97.36
|
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