Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 53.3% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Astana, you would:
pay 36.9% more for restaurants
Astana
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.90
₸3,526.25
|
$8.28
MX$141.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
₸2,518.75
|
$6.95
MX$118.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
₸306.85
|
$1.06
MX$18.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
₸209.29
|
$0.78
MX$13.26
|
|
pay 96.7% more for groceries
Astana
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₸203.44
|
$2.09
MX$35.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
₸1,920.61
|
$4.43
MX$75.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
₸1,676.34
|
$5.45
MX$93.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₸752.48
|
$2.15
MX$36.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
₸966.16
|
$3.19
MX$54.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
₸257.41
|
$1.21
MX$20.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸360.15
|
$0.62
MX$10.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
₸413.80
|
$0.71
MX$12.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
₸410.46
|
$0.76
MX$13.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₸107.17
|
$0.78
MX$13.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₸79.52
|
$0.73
MX$12.55
|
|
pay 60.4% more for transportation
Astana
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.74
₸778.49
|
$4.92
MX$84.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.80
₸7,052.50
|
$17.77
MX$303.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,868.62
₸8,865,998.37
|
$22,067.99
MX$377,373.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.06
₸1,813.50
|
$5.52
MX$94.34
|
|
pay 67.0% more for housing
Astana
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.80
₸5,710.13
|
$28.01
MX$478.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.25
₸202,255.87
|
$826.42
MX$14,132.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$295.32
₸131,780.98
|
$480.11
MX$8,210.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.61
₸17,229.48
|
$40.24
MX$688.13
|
|
pay 34.1% more for childcare
Astana
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.97
₸100,390.16
|
$377.91
MX$6,462.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,854.27
₸3,951,050.44
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,683.26
|
|
pay 87.0% more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₸503.75
|
$2.76
MX$47.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.93
₸863.09
|
$2.89
MX$49.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.58
₸705.25
|
$3.86
MX$66.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.93
₸22,279.89
|
$49.94
MX$854.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
₸2,015.00
|
$4.97
MX$84.91
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
Astana
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
₸34,168.64
|
$56.86
MX$972.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.15
₸18,806.66
|
$37.51
MX$641.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
₸41,996.83
|
$92.48
MX$1,581.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.91
₸41,458.62
|
$95.13
MX$1,626.70
|
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