Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.0 times more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Astana, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Astana
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.08
KZT4,239.46
|
$15.16
€14.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
KZT3,020.61
|
$10.32
€9.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KZT452.92
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
KZT261.43
|
$1.81
€1.69
|
|
pay 74.0% more for groceries
Astana
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KZT263.18
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
KZT2,474.25
|
$7.67
€7.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
KZT2,254.58
|
$4.36
€4.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
KZT881.02
|
$3.02
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
KZT1,182.54
|
$3.87
€3.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
KZT313.37
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KZT465.06
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
KZT533.67
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
KZT550.74
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
KZT116.65
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT109.17
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Astana
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
KZT932.45
|
$6.78
€6.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.03
KZT7,948.98
|
$54.15
€50.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,704.14
KZT10,598,640.95
|
$36,133.87
€33,706.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.31
KZT2,480.08
|
$14.65
€13.66
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Astana
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
KZT6,451.14
|
$33.64
€31.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$522.20
KZT243,768.74
|
$1,370.72
€1,278.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$354.38
KZT165,430.96
|
$989.21
€922.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.07
KZT21,039.79
|
$123.32
€115.03
|
|
pay 83.5% more for childcare
Astana
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.83
KZT106,823.14
|
$543.23
€506.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,705.22
KZT3,596,913.77
|
$9,978.95
€9,308.58
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
KZT635.92
|
$3.79
€3.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
KZT1,075.35
|
$2.63
€2.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
KZT847.89
|
$6.12
€5.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.93
KZT27,976.00
|
$48.46
€45.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
KZT2,649.66
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
Astana
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
KZT36,605.59
|
$83.95
€78.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.48
KZT23,096.21
|
$33.93
€31.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.43
KZT51,085.45
|
$87.19
€81.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.49
KZT45,043.74
|
$99.93
€93.22
|
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