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Victoria vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 65.3% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 82.8% more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 86.5% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 75.6% more in Victoria
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 46.8% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.9% more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 35.5% less in Victoria

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Victoria are more expensive than in Astana. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Victoria. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Victoria.

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Victoria vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 82.8% more for restaurants

	Astana	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 KZT4,985.16	$18.02 SCR252.68	+63.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 KZT3,548.37	$12.63 SCR177.21	+61.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 KZT499.26	$2.32 SCR32.48	+110.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KZT298.06	$2.66 SCR37.29	+304.2%
Average			+82.8%

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pay 86.5% more for groceries

	Astana	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 KZT283.87	$1.74 SCR24.47	+178.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.10 KZT2,762.66	$15.56 SCR218.25	+155.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 KZT2,232.43	$7.27 SCR102.03	+47.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 KZT1,009.64	$3.80 SCR53.37	+70.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.69 KZT1,219.52	$2.82 SCR39.54	+4.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT369.90	$1.02 SCR14.33	+25.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 KZT482.49	$1.25 SCR17.57	+17.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 KZT468.85	$1.09 SCR15.28	+5.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 KZT456.93	$2.85 SCR39.95	+182.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 KZT141.42	$0.88 SCR12.38	+182.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT91.97	$0.83 SCR11.59	+307.4%
Average			+86.5%

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pay 75.6% more for transportation

	Astana	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.53 KZT1,145.06	$6.12 SCR85.81	+142.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.78 KZT7,603.65	$33.37 SCR468.01	+98.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,607.50 KZT11M	$26,759.63 SCR375K	+8.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.19 KZT5,069.10	??
Average			+75.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Astana	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.96 KZT8,139.19	$138.63 SCR1,944.40	+671.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.82 KZT261K	$954.78 SCR13,391.30	+65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.61 KZT179K	$804.72 SCR11,286.52	+103.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.26 KZT23,684.23	$106.13 SCR1,488.59	+103.1%
Average			+100.5%

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pay 46.8% less for childcare

	Astana	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.89 KZT170K	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	-61.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,828.93 KZT5M	$8,698.34 SCR122K	-26.5%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 90.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 KZT608.29	$4.01 SCR56.30	+199.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 KZT1,174.34	$4.00 SCR56.12	+54.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 KZT1,013.82	$24.19 SCR339.29	+981.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.61 KZT26,110.84	$78.21 SCR1,096.97	+35.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.49 KZT2,940.08	$7.21 SCR101.07	+11.1%
Average			+90.9%

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pay 35.5% less for clothing

	Astana	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.09 KZT29,953.79	$37.23 SCR522.21	-43.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.98 KZT21,290.23	$24.74 SCR347.02	-47.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.13 KZT54,442.17	$90.08 SCR1,263.42	-25.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.87 KZT58,857.92	$100.89 SCR1,415.03	-22.3%
Average			-35.5%

Astana vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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