Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 2.4 times more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Astana, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Astana
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.08
KZT4,016.92
|
$23.96
£18.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
KZT2,862.05
|
$8.64
£6.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KZT429.14
|
$2.15
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
KZT247.71
|
$1.72
£1.35
|
|
pay 60.8% more for groceries
Astana
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KZT249.36
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
KZT2,344.37
|
$3.06
£2.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
KZT2,136.23
|
$5.87
£4.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
KZT834.77
|
$2.96
£2.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
KZT1,120.47
|
$3.48
£2.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
KZT296.92
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KZT440.65
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
KZT505.66
|
$1.00
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
KZT521.83
|
$1.67
£1.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
KZT110.53
|
$0.51
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT103.44
|
$0.82
£0.64
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Astana
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
KZT883.50
|
$7.63
£6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.03
KZT7,531.72
|
$40.36
£31.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,704.14
KZT10,042,291.16
|
$31,530.42
£24,817.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.31
KZT2,349.90
|
$16.65
£13.10
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Astana
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
KZT6,112.50
|
$60.75
£47.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$522.20
KZT230,972.70
|
$1,127.21
£887.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$354.38
KZT156,747.07
|
$938.03
£738.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.07
KZT19,935.36
|
$130.63
£102.82
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Astana
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.83
KZT101,215.72
|
$1,008.97
£794.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,705.22
KZT3,408,102.56
|
$18,077.44
£14,228.61
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
KZT602.54
|
$4.79
£3.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
KZT1,018.91
|
$4.18
£3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
KZT803.38
|
$15.13
£11.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.93
KZT26,507.46
|
$43.72
£34.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
KZT2,510.57
|
$11.35
£8.93
|
|
pay 33.3% less for clothing
Astana
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
KZT34,684.07
|
$52.97
£41.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.48
KZT21,883.83
|
$34.05
£26.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.43
KZT48,403.84
|
$64.95
£51.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.49
KZT42,679.28
|
$68.53
£53.94
|
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