Cost of living comparison

Kazakhstan

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Slovenia

Ljubljana vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Ljubljana is 81.0% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 64.3% more in Ljubljana
Groceries: pay 57.6% more in Ljubljana
Transportation: pay 90.4% more in Ljubljana
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Ljubljana
Childcare: pay 43.3% more in Ljubljana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.3% more in Ljubljana
Clothing: pay 12.9% more in Ljubljana

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

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Ljubljana vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.3% more for restaurants

	Astana	Ljubljana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 KZT4,985.16	$15.68 €13.95	+42.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 KZT3,548.37	$11.20 €9.97	+43.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 KZT499.26	$3.13 €2.78	+183.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KZT298.06	$1.93 €1.72	+194.1%
Average			+64.3%

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pay 57.6% more for groceries

	Astana	Ljubljana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 KZT283.87	$2.23 €1.99	+256.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.10 KZT2,762.66	$7.39 €6.58	+21.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 KZT2,232.43	$5.07 €4.51	+2.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 KZT1,009.64	$4.00 €3.56	+79.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.69 KZT1,219.52	$4.53 €4.03	+68.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT369.90	$1.02 €0.90	+24.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 KZT482.49	$0.77 €0.69	-27.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 KZT468.85	$1.04 €0.93	+0.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 KZT456.93	$1.60 €1.42	+58.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 KZT141.42	$0.67 €0.60	+115.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT91.97	$0.72 €0.64	+255.6%
Average			+57.6%

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pay 90.4% more for transportation

	Astana	Ljubljana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.53 KZT1,145.06	$6.98 €6.21	+176.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.78 KZT7,603.65	$41.43 €36.87	+146.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,607.50 KZT11M	$29,278.85 €26,059.23	+19.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.19 KZT5,069.10	$12.40 €11.03	+10.8%
Average			+90.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Astana	Ljubljana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.96 KZT8,139.19	$41.59 €37.01	+131.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.82 KZT261K	$1,099.38 €978.48	+90.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.61 KZT179K	$890.88 €792.91	+125.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.26 KZT23,684.23	$217.88 €193.92	+316.9%
Average			+131.8%

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pay 43.3% more for childcare

	Astana	Ljubljana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.89 KZT170K	$653.09 €581.27	+74.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,828.93 KZT5M	$13,934.49 €12,402.20	+17.8%
Average			+43.3%

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pay 56.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Ljubljana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 KZT608.29	$3.92 €3.49	+192.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 KZT1,174.34	$2.92 €2.60	+12.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 KZT1,013.82	$6.16 €5.48	+175.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.61 KZT26,110.84	$53.95 €48.02	-6.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.49 KZT2,940.08	$10.64 €9.47	+64.0%
Average			+56.3%

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pay 12.9% more for clothing

	Astana	Ljubljana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.09 KZT29,953.79	$114.84 €102.21	+73.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.98 KZT21,290.23	$43.67 €38.87	-7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.13 KZT54,442.17	$108.95 €96.97	-9.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.87 KZT58,857.92	$143.98 €128.15	+10.9%
Average			+12.9%

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