Cost of living comparison
Spain is 85.5% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Spain instead of Astana, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Astana
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.90
₸3,541.20
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
₸2,529.43
|
$8.47
€7.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
₸308.15
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
₸210.17
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 65.8% more for groceries
Astana
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₸204.30
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
₸1,928.76
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
₸1,683.45
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₸755.67
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
₸970.26
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
₸258.50
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸361.67
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
₸415.55
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
₸412.21
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₸107.62
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₸79.85
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Astana
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.74
₸781.79
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.80
₸7,082.41
|
$39.84
€37.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,868.62
₸8,903,598.75
|
$24,357.72
€22,853.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.06
₸1,821.19
|
$14.14
€13.27
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Astana
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.80
₸5,734.34
|
$40.62
€38.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.25
₸203,113.63
|
$697.48
€654.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$295.32
₸132,339.85
|
$570.67
€535.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.61
₸17,302.55
|
$106.79
€100.20
|
|
pay 17.7% more for childcare
Astana
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.97
₸100,815.91
|
$342.46
€321.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,854.27
₸3,967,806.70
|
$7,368.05
€6,913.07
|
|
pay 91.2% more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₸505.89
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.93
₸866.75
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.58
₸708.24
|
$5.55
€5.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.93
₸22,374.37
|
$43.33
€40.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
₸2,023.55
|
$8.42
€7.90
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
Astana
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
₸34,313.54
|
$73.58
€69.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.15
₸18,886.42
|
$33.02
€30.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
₸42,174.94
|
$74.35
€69.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.91
₸41,634.44
|
$91.35
€85.71
|
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