Cost of living comparison

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Lisbon vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Lisbon is 91.6% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants
pay 62.3% more in Lisbon
Groceries
pay 46.0% more in Lisbon
Transportation
pay 2.2 times more in Lisbon
Housing
pay 2.8 times more in Lisbon
Childcare
pay 61.0% more in Lisbon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 44.6% more in Lisbon
Clothing
pay 4.3% more in Lisbon

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

Lisbon vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

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

pay 62.3% more for restaurants

 
Astana
Lisbon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.00
KZT4,985.16
$16.80
€14.95
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.83
KZT3,548.37
$11.20
€9.97
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.10
KZT499.26
$2.30
€2.05

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pay 46.0% more for groceries

 
Astana
Lisbon
Bread
1 loaf
$0.63
KZT283.87
$1.87
€1.67
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.10
KZT2,762.66
$6.43
€5.72
Milk (1 gallon) $4.93
KZT2,232.43
$4.34
€3.87

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
Astana
Lisbon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.53
KZT1,145.06
$8.43
€7.50
Monthly public transit pass $16.78
KZT7,603.65
$44.79
€39.86
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,607.50
KZT11M
$33,640.22
€29,941.00

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

 
Astana
Lisbon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.96
KZT8,139.19
$32.72
€29.12
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $575.82
KZT261K
$1,595.62
€1,420.16
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $394.61
KZT179K
$1,189.97
€1,059.12

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pay 61.0% more for childcare

 
Astana
Lisbon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $374.89
KZT170K
$678.84
€604.19
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,828.93
KZT5M
$16,935.72
€15,073.40

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pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Astana
Lisbon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.34
KZT608.29
$3.36
€2.99
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.59
KZT1,174.34
$3.03
€2.69
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.24
KZT1,013.82
$6.72
€5.98

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pay 4.3% more for clothing

 
Astana
Lisbon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.09
KZT29,953.79
$102.78
€91.47
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.98
KZT21,290.23
$45.72
€40.69
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$120.13
KZT54,442.17
$99.13
€88.23

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