Cost of living comparison

Kazakhstan

compared to

South Korea

Seoul vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 2.2 times more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 35.4% more in Seoul
Groceries: pay 4.0 times more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Seoul
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Seoul
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Seoul
Clothing: pay 4.4% more in Seoul

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

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Seoul vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.4% more for restaurants

	Astana	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.79 KZT3,490.67	$8.49 ₩11,407	+9.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 KZT2,464.00	$6.30 ₩8,460	+14.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 KZT422.54	$1.64 ₩2,202	+73.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KZT243.23	$0.78 ₩1,049	+43.9%
Average			+35.4%

Astana vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.0 times more for groceries

	Astana	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 KZT201.46	$3.24 ₩4,350	+620.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.48 KZT2,006.89	$6.79 ₩9,126	+51.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 KZT1,678.78	$7.85 ₩10,543	+109.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 KZT749.88	$2.93 ₩3,939	+75.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 KZT903.81	$4.67 ₩6,271	+131.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 KZT255.77	$3.45 ₩4,629	+503.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT367.90	$1.52 ₩2,048	+85.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 KZT380.16	$2.35 ₩3,159	+177.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 KZT347.13	$2.77 ₩3,725	+258.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 KZT107.02	$1.62 ₩2,175	+578.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 KZT75.12	$1.30 ₩1,743	+674.1%
Average			+296.9%

Astana vs. Seoul - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Astana	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.74 KZT778.32	$4.43 ₩5,952	+155.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.74 KZT6,160.01	$45.99 ₩61,790	+234.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,134.22 KZT9M	$25,072.36 ₩34M	+24.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.33 KZT3,285.34	$10.50 ₩14,107	+43.3%
Average			+114.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Astana	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.37 KZT5,994.07	$20.56 ₩27,618	+53.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.75 KZT205K	$925.55 ₩1M	+102.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.14 KZT140K	$559.33 ₩751K	+78.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.46 KZT17,692.51	$118.88 ₩160K	+201.2%
Average			+109.0%

Astana vs. Seoul - Cost of housing

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Astana	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.54 KZT103K	$360.15 ₩484K	+56.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,780.94 KZT2M	$21,667.04 ₩29M	+353.2%
Average			+205.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.10 KZT492.80	$3.54 ₩4,753	+221.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 KZT915.44	$3.70 ₩4,968	+81.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 KZT813.12	$3.18 ₩4,278	+75.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.21 KZT21,613.26	$56.34 ₩75,688	+16.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 KZT2,299.74	$10.61 ₩14,259	+106.9%
Average			+100.5%

Astana vs. Seoul - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.4% more for clothing

	Astana	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.32 KZT23,906.19	$49.77 ₩66,860	-6.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.64 KZT15,082.69	$39.49 ₩53,056	+17.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.14 KZT36,823.16	$74.94 ₩101K	-8.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.48 KZT38,321.30	$99.06 ₩133K	+15.9%
Average			+4.4%

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