Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 23.5% cheaper than Astana.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Astana, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
Astana
|
Ukraine
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.90
₸3,526.25
|
$4.65
₴184.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
₸2,518.75
|
$3.61
₴143.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
₸306.85
|
$0.49
₴19.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
₸209.29
|
$0.39
₴15.52
|
|
pay 20.3% less for groceries
Astana
|
Ukraine
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₸203.44
|
$0.54
₴21.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
₸1,920.61
|
$3.21
₴127.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
₸1,676.34
|
$3.15
₴125.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₸752.48
|
$1.46
₴57.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
₸966.16
|
$1.56
₴61.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
₸257.41
|
$0.22
₴8.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸360.15
|
$0.47
₴18.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
₸413.80
|
$0.50
₴19.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
₸410.46
|
$0.72
₴28.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₸107.17
|
$0.17
₴6.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₸79.52
|
$0.25
₴10.01
|
|
pay 10.6% more for transportation
Astana
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.74
₸778.49
|
$3.81
₴151.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.80
₸7,052.50
|
$7.13
₴283.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,868.62
₸8,865,998.37
|
$19,124.68
₴760,637.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.06
₸1,813.50
|
$3.35
₴133.16
|
|
pay 25.2% less for housing
Astana
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.80
₸5,710.13
|
$4.40
₴175.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.25
₸202,255.87
|
$234.03
₴9,308.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$295.32
₸131,780.98
|
$155.62
₴6,189.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.61
₸17,229.48
|
$61.95
₴2,463.81
|
|
pay 37.5% less for childcare
Astana
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.97
₸100,390.16
|
$183.02
₴7,279.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,854.27
₸3,951,050.44
|
$3,871.85
₴153,993.19
|
|
pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₸503.75
|
$0.85
₴33.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.93
₸863.09
|
$0.96
₴38.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.58
₸705.25
|
$1.95
₴77.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.93
₸22,279.89
|
$18.82
₴748.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
₸2,015.00
|
$2.98
₴118.34
|
|
pay 31.8% less for clothing
Astana
|
Ukraine
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
₸34,168.64
|
$40.33
₴1,603.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.15
₸18,806.66
|
$30.46
₴1,211.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
₸41,996.83
|
$64.81
₴2,577.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.91
₸41,458.62
|
$73.44
₴2,921.03
|
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