Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 2.5 times more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Astana, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Astana
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.90
KZT3,502.43
|
$14.40
€13.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
KZT2,501.74
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
KZT304.78
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
KZT207.87
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Astana
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
KZT202.06
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
KZT1,907.64
|
$4.03
€3.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
KZT1,665.02
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KZT747.40
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
KZT959.64
|
$5.24
€4.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT255.67
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
KZT357.71
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
KZT411.00
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
KZT407.69
|
$1.93
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT106.44
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
KZT78.98
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Astana
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.74
KZT773.23
|
$8.73
€8.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.80
KZT7,004.86
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,868.62
KZT8,806,112.60
|
$35,182.39
€32,672.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.06
KZT1,801.25
|
$18.20
€16.90
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Astana
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.80
KZT5,671.56
|
$21.87
€20.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.25
KZT200,889.73
|
$1,063.35
€987.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$295.32
KZT130,890.86
|
$840.88
€780.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.61
KZT17,113.10
|
$80.65
€74.89
|
|
pay 20.2% more for childcare
Astana
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.97
KZT99,712.07
|
$378.45
€351.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,854.27
KZT3,924,362.90
|
$6,404.29
€5,947.35
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
KZT500.35
|
$8.52
€7.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.93
KZT857.26
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.58
KZT700.49
|
$10.66
€9.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.93
KZT22,129.40
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
KZT2,001.39
|
$16.99
€15.77
|
|
pay 5.3% more for clothing
Astana
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
KZT33,937.84
|
$92.71
€86.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.15
KZT18,679.63
|
$36.44
€33.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
KZT41,713.16
|
$79.67
€73.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.91
KZT41,178.58
|
$119.75
€111.21
|
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