Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 79.3% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Astana, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Astana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
₸3,204.57
|
$7.99
zł37.51
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
₸2,136.38
|
$5.71
zł26.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₸249.79
|
$1.35
zł6.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
₸170.09
|
$1.22
zł5.73
|
|
pay 27.6% more for groceries
|
Astana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
₸177.94
|
$0.94
zł4.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
₸1,704.39
|
$3.65
zł17.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
₸1,439.02
|
$2.69
zł12.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
₸672.82
|
$2.31
zł10.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
₸819.96
|
$2.38
zł11.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
₸257.17
|
$0.37
zł1.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
₸326.08
|
$0.54
zł2.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
₸389.87
|
$0.65
zł3.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
₸434.21
|
$1.10
zł5.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
₸122.34
|
$0.33
zł1.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
₸77.34
|
$0.35
zł1.63
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Astana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.71
₸796.24
|
$6.18
zł29.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.04
₸7,477.33
|
$25.11
zł117.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,038.61
₸7,477,327.77
|
$22,344.20
zł104,927.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.12
₸1,922.74
|
$7.30
zł34.30
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Astana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.79
₸5,495.51
|
$12.76
zł59.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.63
₸169,994.76
|
$663.91
zł3,117.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.13
₸115,211.89
|
$552.61
zł2,595.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.33
₸16,936.41
|
$141.74
zł665.61
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Astana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.23
₸87,288.51
|
$370.47
zł1,739.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,616.06
₸2,618,251.60
|
$11,431.72
zł53,682.86
|
|
pay 97.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Astana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
₸427.28
|
$2.74
zł12.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.78
₸827.85
|
$2.81
zł13.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.37
₸640.91
|
$4.11
zł19.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
₸18,303.16
|
$29.23
zł137.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
₸2,029.56
|
$6.85
zł32.15
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
|
Astana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.97
₸40,081.76
|
$71.40
zł335.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.39
₸19,761.51
|
$32.86
zł154.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.17
₸39,238.86
|
$74.85
zł351.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.53
₸39,410.54
|
$85.83
zł403.05
|
|
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