Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 53.0% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Astana, you would:
pay 64.0% more for restaurants
Astana
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.08
KZT3,991.44
|
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
KZT2,843.90
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KZT426.42
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
KZT246.14
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 60.9% more for groceries
Astana
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KZT247.78
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
KZT2,329.50
|
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
KZT2,122.68
|
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
KZT829.47
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
KZT1,113.36
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
KZT295.03
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KZT437.86
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
KZT502.45
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
KZT518.52
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
KZT109.82
|
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT102.78
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Astana
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
KZT877.90
|
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.03
KZT7,483.94
|
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,704.14
KZT9,978,589.32
|
$17,494.37
CLF591.1900
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.31
KZT2,334.99
|
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
|
pay 63.1% more for housing
Astana
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
KZT6,073.73
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$522.20
KZT229,507.55
|
$543.19
CLF18.3600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$354.38
KZT155,752.76
|
$457.36
CLF15.4600
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.07
KZT19,808.90
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
|
pay 33.0% more for childcare
Astana
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.83
KZT100,573.68
|
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,705.22
KZT3,386,483.75
|
$6,858.55
CLF231.7700
|
|
pay 69.4% more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
KZT598.72
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
KZT1,012.44
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
KZT798.29
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.93
KZT26,339.32
|
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
KZT2,494.65
|
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 28.8% less for clothing
Astana
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
KZT34,464.05
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.48
KZT21,745.01
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.43
KZT48,096.80
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.49
KZT42,408.55
|
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
|
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