Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 85.2% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Astana, you would:
pay 86.1% more for restaurants
Astana
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.08
KZT3,991.44
|
$10.74
CRC5,497.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
KZT2,843.90
|
$9.76
CRC4,997.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KZT426.42
|
$2.01
CRC1,030.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
KZT246.14
|
$1.50
CRC767.97
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Astana
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KZT247.78
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
KZT2,329.50
|
$4.50
CRC2,304.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
KZT2,122.68
|
$7.34
CRC3,759.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
KZT829.47
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
KZT1,113.36
|
$4.56
CRC2,334.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
KZT295.03
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KZT437.86
|
$0.63
CRC323.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
KZT502.45
|
$1.30
CRC667.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
KZT518.52
|
$1.28
CRC656.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
KZT109.82
|
$1.23
CRC629.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT102.78
|
$1.08
CRC552.52
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Astana
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
KZT877.90
|
$5.59
CRC2,863.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.03
KZT7,483.94
|
$38.19
CRC19,556.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,704.14
KZT9,978,589.32
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,193,045.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.31
KZT2,334.99
|
$13.67
CRC6,998.95
|
|
pay 81.4% more for housing
Astana
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
KZT6,073.73
|
$47.58
CRC24,364.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$522.20
KZT229,507.55
|
$701.17
CRC359,015.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$354.38
KZT155,752.76
|
$443.75
CRC227,212.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.07
KZT19,808.90
|
$54.88
CRC28,099.30
|
|
pay 70.8% more for childcare
Astana
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.83
KZT100,573.68
|
$463.64
CRC237,398.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,705.22
KZT3,386,483.75
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,488,802.26
|
|
pay 79.5% more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
KZT598.72
|
$3.47
CRC1,774.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
KZT1,012.44
|
$3.56
CRC1,824.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
KZT798.29
|
$4.59
CRC2,348.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.93
KZT26,339.32
|
$58.91
CRC30,162.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
KZT2,494.65
|
$7.81
CRC3,998.28
|
|
pay 13.0% more for clothing
Astana
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
KZT34,464.05
|
$83.78
CRC42,895.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.48
KZT21,745.01
|
$52.26
CRC26,757.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.43
KZT48,096.80
|
$126.81
CRC64,927.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.49
KZT42,408.55
|
$119.58
CRC61,226.33
|
|
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