Cost of living comparison

Kazakhstan

compared to

Slovakia

Poprad vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Poprad is 42.9% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 30.6% more in Poprad
Groceries: pay 46.1% more in Poprad
Transportation: pay 77.0% more in Poprad
Housing: pay 49.8% more in Poprad
Childcare: pay 40.5% more in Poprad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.6% more in Poprad
Clothing: pay 16.3% less in Poprad

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

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Poprad vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.6% more for restaurants

	Astana	Poprad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 KZT4,985.16	$11.20 €9.97	+1.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 KZT3,548.37	$10.08 €8.97	+28.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 KZT499.26	$2.24 €1.99	+103.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KZT298.06	$1.78 €1.58	+170.4%
Average			+30.6%

Astana vs. Poprad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.1% more for groceries

	Astana	Poprad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 KZT283.87	$1.76 €1.57	+181.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.10 KZT2,762.66	$7.65 €6.81	+25.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 KZT2,232.43	$3.81 €3.40	-22.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 KZT1,009.64	$4.08 €3.63	+83.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.69 KZT1,219.52	$3.30 €2.94	+22.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT369.90	$0.98 €0.87	+20.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 KZT482.49	$0.87 €0.78	-18.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 KZT468.85	$1.00 €0.89	-3.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 KZT456.93	$1.73 €1.54	+71.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 KZT141.42	$0.61 €0.54	+94.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT91.97	$0.67 €0.60	+230.2%
Average			+46.1%

Astana vs. Poprad - Cost of groceries

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pay 77.0% more for transportation

	Astana	Poprad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.53 KZT1,145.06	$6.84 €6.09	+170.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.78 KZT7,603.65	$33.59 €29.90	+100.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,607.50 KZT11M	$26,078.64 €23,210.93	+6.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.19 KZT5,069.10	$15.28 €13.60	+36.6%
Average			+77.0%

Astana vs. Poprad - Cost of transportation

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pay 49.8% more for housing

	Astana	Poprad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.96 KZT8,139.19	$18.65 €16.60	+3.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.82 KZT261K	$765.15 €681.01	+32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.61 KZT179K	$503.88 €448.47	+27.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.26 KZT23,684.23	$186.59 €166.08	+257.0%
Average			+49.8%

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pay 40.5% more for childcare

	Astana	Poprad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.89 KZT170K	$470.29 €418.57	+25.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,828.93 KZT5M	$18,610.01 €16,563.57	+57.3%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Poprad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 KZT608.29	$2.24 €1.99	+66.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 KZT1,174.34	$3.08 €2.74	+18.8%
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	$41.06 €36.54	-28.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.49 KZT2,940.08	$11.20 €9.97	+72.6%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 16.3% less for clothing

	Astana	Poprad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.09 KZT29,953.79	$70.92 €63.12	+7.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.98 KZT21,290.23	$40.44 €35.99	-13.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.13 KZT54,442.17	$76.98 €68.52	-35.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.87 KZT58,857.92	$107.72 €95.87	-17.1%
Average			-16.3%

Astana vs. Poprad - Cost of clothing

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