Cost of living comparison

Kazakhstan

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Venezuela

Caracas vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 17.0% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 23.7% more in Caracas
Groceries: pay 89.6% more in Caracas
Transportation: pay 37.5% more in Caracas
Housing: pay 7.9% less in Caracas
Childcare: pay 53.1% less in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.1% more in Caracas
Clothing: pay 9.6% more in Caracas

The cost of groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Caracas are more expensive than in Astana. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Caracas. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Caracas.

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Caracas vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Caracas instead of Astana, you would:

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pay 23.7% more for restaurants

	Astana	Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 KZT4,985.16	$10.80 VEF107.76	-1.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 KZT3,548.37	$11.00 VEF109.72	+40.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 KZT499.26	$1.53 VEF15.23	+38.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KZT298.06	$1.32 VEF13.13	+100.2%
Average			+23.7%

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pay 89.6% more for groceries

	Astana	Caracas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 KZT283.87	$2.27 VEF22.67	+262.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.10 KZT2,762.66	$5.08 VEF50.69	-16.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 KZT2,232.43	$10.26 VEF102.36	+108.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 KZT1,009.64	$4.73 VEF47.13	+112.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.69 KZT1,219.52	$4.21 VEF41.95	+56.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT369.90	$3.29 VEF32.80	+302.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 KZT482.49	$0.91 VEF9.08	-14.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 KZT468.85	$0.99 VEF9.84	-4.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 KZT456.93	$1.05 VEF10.45	+3.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 KZT141.42	$1.02 VEF10.17	+226.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT91.97	$0.99 VEF9.88	+387.9%
Average			+89.6%

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pay 37.5% more for transportation

	Astana	Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.53 KZT1,145.06	$3.18 VEF31.72	+25.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.78 KZT7,603.65	$30.00 VEF299.24	+78.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,607.50 KZT11M	$25,000.00 VEF249K	+1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.19 KZT5,069.10	$27.00 VEF269.31	+141.4%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 7.9% less for housing

	Astana	Caracas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.96 KZT8,139.19	$37.99 VEF378.95	+111.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.82 KZT261K	$610.08 VEF6,085.28	+6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.61 KZT179K	$425.00 VEF4,239.16	+7.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.26 KZT23,684.23	$16.60 VEF165.55	-68.2%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 53.1% less for childcare

	Astana	Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.89 KZT170K	$160.00 VEF1,595.92	-57.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,828.93 KZT5M	$6,100.00 VEF60,844.46	-48.4%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 29.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 KZT608.29	$2.00 VEF19.95	+49.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 KZT1,174.34	$3.63 VEF36.19	+40.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 KZT1,013.82	$4.58 VEF45.68	+104.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.61 KZT26,110.84	$66.50 VEF663.30	+15.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.49 KZT2,940.08	$6.50 VEF64.83	+0.2%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 9.6% more for clothing

	Astana	Caracas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.09 KZT29,953.79	$76.58 VEF763.81	+15.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.98 KZT21,290.23	$50.89 VEF507.62	+8.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.13 KZT54,442.17	$133.76 VEF1,334.21	+11.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.87 KZT58,857.92	$133.87 VEF1,335.27	+3.1%
Average			+9.6%

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