Cost of living comparison

Kazakhstan

compared to

Turkey

Istanbul vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Istanbul is 43.0% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 15.1% more in Istanbul
Groceries: pay 2.0% less in Istanbul
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Istanbul
Housing: pay 57.4% more in Istanbul
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Istanbul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.7% more in Istanbul
Clothing: pay 19.7% less in Istanbul

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

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Istanbul vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.1% more for restaurants

	Astana	Istanbul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 KZT4,985.16	$12.19 TRY603.79	+10.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 KZT3,548.37	$9.35 TRY462.91	+19.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 KZT499.26	$1.73 TRY85.71	+57.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KZT298.06	$0.58 TRY28.65	-12.0%
Average			+15.1%

Astana vs. Istanbul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0% less for groceries

	Astana	Istanbul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 KZT283.87	$0.92 TRY45.58	+47.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.10 KZT2,762.66	$5.28 TRY261.28	-13.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 KZT2,232.43	$4.69 TRY231.97	-4.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 KZT1,009.64	$2.41 TRY119.39	+8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.69 KZT1,219.52	$2.54 TRY125.71	-5.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT369.90	$0.85 TRY42.16	+4.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 KZT482.49	$1.03 TRY50.86	-3.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 KZT468.85	$0.57 TRY28.34	-44.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 KZT456.93	$0.84 TRY41.37	-17.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 KZT141.42	$0.31 TRY15.36	-0.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT91.97	$0.29 TRY14.17	+41.0%
Average			-2.0%

Astana vs. Istanbul - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Astana	Istanbul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.53 KZT1,145.06	$5.43 TRY269.03	+115.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.78 KZT7,603.65	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	+299.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,607.50 KZT11M	$50,810.11 TRY3M	+106.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.19 KZT5,069.10	$8.40 TRY416.09	-24.9%
Average			+123.3%

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pay 57.4% more for housing

	Astana	Istanbul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.96 KZT8,139.19	$16.15 TRY799.42	-10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.82 KZT261K	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	+73.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.61 KZT179K	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	+64.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.26 KZT23,684.23	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	+31.8%
Average			+57.4%

Astana vs. Istanbul - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Astana	Istanbul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.89 KZT170K	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	+172.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,828.93 KZT5M	$25,999.20 TRY1M	+119.8%
Average			+144.7%

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pay 62.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Istanbul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 KZT608.29	$4.78 TRY236.49	+255.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 KZT1,174.34	$4.31 TRY213.63	+66.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 KZT1,013.82	$2.34 TRY115.73	+4.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.61 KZT26,110.84	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	+32.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.49 KZT2,940.08	$8.13 TRY402.53	+25.3%
Average			+62.7%

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pay 19.7% less for clothing

	Astana	Istanbul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.09 KZT29,953.79	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	-19.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.98 KZT21,290.23	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	-15.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.13 KZT54,442.17	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	-16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.87 KZT58,857.92	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	-26.4%
Average			-19.7%

Astana vs. Istanbul - Cost of clothing

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