Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.8 times more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Astana, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Astana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.08
KZT4,016.92
|
$21.06
€19.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
KZT2,862.05
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KZT429.14
|
$3.42
€3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
KZT247.71
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Astana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KZT249.36
|
$2.95
€2.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
KZT2,344.37
|
$8.08
€7.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
KZT2,136.23
|
$5.49
€5.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
KZT834.77
|
$3.92
€3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
KZT1,120.47
|
$5.50
€5.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
KZT296.92
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KZT440.65
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
KZT505.66
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
KZT521.83
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
KZT110.53
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT103.44
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Astana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
KZT883.50
|
$6.17
€5.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.03
KZT7,531.72
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,704.14
KZT10,042,291.16
|
$27,583.68
€25,353.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.31
KZT2,349.90
|
$30.32
€27.87
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Astana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
KZT6,112.50
|
$51.70
€47.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$522.20
KZT230,972.70
|
$1,876.48
€1,724.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$354.38
KZT156,747.07
|
$1,454.17
€1,336.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.07
KZT19,935.36
|
$175.23
€161.07
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Astana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.83
KZT101,215.72
|
$1,174.85
€1,079.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,705.22
KZT3,408,102.56
|
$18,971.77
€17,437.90
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
KZT602.54
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
KZT1,018.91
|
$3.85
€3.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
KZT803.38
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.93
KZT26,507.46
|
$38.16
€35.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
KZT2,510.57
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
Astana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
KZT34,684.07
|
$61.37
€56.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.48
KZT21,883.83
|
$33.16
€30.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.43
KZT48,403.84
|
$86.13
€79.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.49
KZT42,679.28
|
$96.05
€88.29
|
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