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Kingstown vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Kingstown is 2.2 times more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Kingstown
Groceries: pay 4.1 times more in Kingstown
Transportation: pay 4.0 times more in Kingstown
Housing: pay 83.7% more in Kingstown
Childcare: pay 47.6% less in Kingstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.9% more in Kingstown
Clothing: pay 26.0% more in Kingstown

The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Kingstown are more expensive than in Astana. Notably, groceries, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Kingstown.

Kingstown vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Astana	Kingstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.79 KZT4,054.36	$7.40 EC$20.00	-5.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 KZT2,861.90	$11.10 EC$30.00	+102.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 KZT490.77	$2.22 EC$6.00	+135.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KZT282.50	$2.10 EC$5.67	+286.5%
Average			+129.8%

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pay 4.1 times more for groceries

	Astana	Kingstown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 KZT233.99	$2.04 EC$5.50	+352.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.48 KZT2,330.97	$5.79 EC$15.65	+29.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 KZT1,949.88	$12.14 EC$32.81	+224.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 KZT870.98	$4.60 EC$12.44	+175.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 KZT1,049.76	$2.19 EC$5.91	+8.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 KZT297.08	$3.99 EC$10.78	+599.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT427.31	$1.31 EC$3.54	+59.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 KZT441.55	$4.02 EC$10.87	+374.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 KZT403.19	$2.39 EC$6.45	+208.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 KZT124.30	$1.78 EC$4.81	+646.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 KZT87.25	$1.47 EC$3.98	+779.1%
Average			+314.2%

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

	Astana	Kingstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.74 KZT904.00	$11.87 EC$32.09	+584.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.74 KZT7,154.75	$49.95 EC$135.00	+263.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,134.22 KZT10,484,092.72	$37,927.14 EC$102,500.00	+88.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.33 KZT3,815.87	$25.90 EC$70.00	+253.4%
Average			+297.3%

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pay 83.7% more for housing

	Astana	Kingstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.37 KZT6,962.01	$55.50 EC$150.00	+315.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.75 KZT237,833.74	$333.02 EC$900.00	-27.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.14 KZT163,057.62	$323.77 EC$875.00	+3.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.46 KZT20,549.56	$56.59 EC$152.94	+43.4%
Average			+83.7%

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pay 47.6% less for childcare

	Astana	Kingstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.54 KZT119,526.40	$120.26 EC$325.00	-47.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,780.94 KZT2,489,485.86	??
Average			-47.6%

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pay 49.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Kingstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.10 KZT572.38	$1.85 EC$5.00	+68.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 KZT1,063.27	$4.07 EC$11.00	+99.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 KZT944.43	$4.07 EC$11.00	+124.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.21 KZT25,103.45	$32.38 EC$87.50	-32.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 KZT2,671.11	$4.63 EC$12.50	-9.8%
Average			+49.9%

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pay 26.0% more for clothing

	Astana	Kingstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.32 KZT27,766.65	$64.75 EC$175.00	+21.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.64 KZT17,518.30	$61.98 EC$167.50	+84.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.14 KZT42,769.50	$74.00 EC$200.00	-9.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.48 KZT44,509.57	$92.51 EC$250.00	+8.2%
Average			+26.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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