Cost of living comparison
Paris is 3.2 times more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Paris instead of Astana, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Astana
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.90
₸3,541.20
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
₸2,529.43
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
₸308.15
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
₸210.17
|
$2.70
€2.53
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Astana
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₸204.30
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
₸1,928.76
|
$9.69
€9.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
₸1,683.45
|
$4.75
€4.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₸755.67
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
₸970.26
|
$6.40
€6.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
₸258.50
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸361.67
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
₸415.55
|
$1.49
€1.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
₸412.21
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₸107.62
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₸79.85
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Astana
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.74
₸781.79
|
$8.20
€7.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.80
₸7,082.41
|
$92.35
€86.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,868.62
₸8,903,598.75
|
$24,187.89
€22,694.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.06
₸1,821.19
|
$21.89
€20.54
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Astana
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.80
₸5,734.34
|
$32.60
€30.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.25
₸203,113.63
|
$1,438.32
€1,349.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$295.32
₸132,339.85
|
$1,037.88
€973.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.61
₸17,302.55
|
$169.67
€159.19
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Astana
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.97
₸100,815.91
|
$830.08
€778.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,854.27
₸3,967,806.70
|
$18,062.39
€16,947.03
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₸505.89
|
$7.69
€7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.93
₸866.75
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.58
₸708.24
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.93
₸22,374.37
|
$39.26
€36.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
₸2,023.55
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
pay 26.4% more for clothing
Astana
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
₸34,313.54
|
$110.46
€103.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.15
₸18,886.42
|
$41.99
€39.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
₸42,174.94
|
$101.08
€94.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.91
₸41,634.44
|
$143.22
€134.38
|
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