Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 24.9% cheaper than Astana.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Astana, you would:
pay 32.2% less for restaurants
Astana
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.90
₸3,507.24
|
$6.30
LYD30.730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
₸2,505.17
|
$4.20
LYD20.480
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
₸305.20
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
₸208.16
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 7.9% less for groceries
Astana
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₸202.34
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
₸1,910.26
|
$3.27
LYD15.930
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
₸1,667.30
|
$3.74
LYD18.250
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₸748.43
|
$1.43
LYD6.960
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
₸960.96
|
$1.74
LYD8.510
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
₸256.02
|
$0.83
LYD4.070
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸358.21
|
$0.54
LYD2.640
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
₸411.57
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
₸408.25
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₸106.59
|
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₸79.09
|
$0.32
LYD1.550
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
Astana
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.74
₸774.30
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.80
₸7,014.48
|
$23.05
LYD112.410
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,868.62
₸8,818,207.29
|
$15,223.10
LYD74,255.540
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.06
₸1,803.72
|
$6.30
LYD30.730
|
|
pay 6.4% less for housing
Astana
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.80
₸5,679.35
|
$22.66
LYD110.540
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.25
₸201,165.64
|
$230.97
LYD1,126.640
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$295.32
₸131,070.63
|
$137.80
LYD672.140
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.61
₸17,136.60
|
$38.44
LYD187.500
|
|
pay 77.3% less for childcare
Astana
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.97
₸99,849.02
|
$70.16
LYD342.220
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,854.27
₸3,929,752.78
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,145.290
|
|
pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₸501.03
|
$1.00
LYD4.900
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.93
₸858.44
|
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.58
₸701.45
|
$2.31
LYD11.270
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.93
₸22,159.79
|
$28.91
LYD141.030
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
₸2,004.14
|
$5.25
LYD25.610
|
|
pay 34.6% less for clothing
Astana
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
₸33,984.45
|
$39.42
LYD192.270
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.15
₸18,705.29
|
$34.22
LYD166.930
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
₸41,770.46
|
$54.78
LYD267.230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.91
₸41,235.14
|
$65.56
LYD319.780
|
|
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