Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 6.9% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Astana, you would:
pay 24.4% more for restaurants
Astana
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.08
KZT3,991.44
|
$8.50
ARS7,494.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
KZT2,843.90
|
$6.00
ARS5,290.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KZT426.42
|
$1.33
ARS1,176.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
KZT246.14
|
$0.97
ARS857.85
|
|
pay 24.3% more for groceries
Astana
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KZT247.78
|
$2.02
ARS1,783.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
KZT2,329.50
|
$4.64
ARS4,090.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
KZT2,122.68
|
$4.08
ARS3,595.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
KZT829.47
|
$2.08
ARS1,835.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
KZT1,113.36
|
$2.06
ARS1,818.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
KZT295.03
|
$0.83
ARS728.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KZT437.86
|
$0.81
ARS710.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
KZT502.45
|
$0.57
ARS503.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
KZT518.52
|
$0.75
ARS663.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
KZT109.82
|
$0.39
ARS343.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT102.78
|
$0.40
ARS352.89
|
|
pay 14.5% more for transportation
Astana
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
KZT877.90
|
$3.45
ARS3,043.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.03
KZT7,483.94
|
$9.00
ARS7,935.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,704.14
KZT9,978,589.32
|
$20,000.00
ARS17,633,807.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.31
KZT2,334.99
|
$7.66
ARS6,753.75
|
|
pay 4.7% more for housing
Astana
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
KZT6,073.73
|
$20.18
ARS17,789.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$522.20
KZT229,507.55
|
$491.75
ARS433,571.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$354.38
KZT155,752.76
|
$356.25
ARS314,102.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.07
KZT19,808.90
|
$35.17
ARS31,012.28
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
Astana
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.83
KZT100,573.68
|
$219.88
ARS193,861.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,705.22
KZT3,386,483.75
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,606,999.20
|
|
pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
KZT598.72
|
$1.50
ARS1,322.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
KZT1,012.44
|
$2.28
ARS2,009.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
KZT798.29
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.93
KZT26,339.32
|
$21.45
ARS18,915.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
KZT2,494.65
|
$4.27
ARS3,763.74
|
|
pay 12.8% more for clothing
Astana
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
KZT34,464.05
|
$81.61
ARS71,951.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.48
KZT21,745.01
|
$65.79
ARS58,007.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.43
KZT48,096.80
|
$116.21
ARS102,457.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.49
KZT42,408.55
|
$104.11
ARS91,793.99
|
|
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