Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 77.4% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Astana, you would:
pay 96.6% more for restaurants
|
Astana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.90
₸3,541.20
|
$9.33
zł37.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
₸2,529.43
|
$6.82
zł27.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
₸308.15
|
$1.61
zł6.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
₸210.17
|
$1.47
zł5.92
|
|
pay 32.3% more for groceries
|
Astana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₸204.30
|
$1.04
zł4.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
₸1,928.76
|
$4.21
zł16.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
₸1,683.45
|
$3.58
zł14.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₸755.67
|
$2.77
zł11.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
₸970.26
|
$2.59
zł10.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
₸258.50
|
$0.41
zł1.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸361.67
|
$0.66
zł2.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
₸415.55
|
$0.74
zł2.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
₸412.21
|
$1.34
zł5.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₸107.62
|
$0.37
zł1.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₸79.85
|
$0.39
zł1.56
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Astana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.74
₸781.79
|
$6.19
zł24.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.80
₸7,082.41
|
$25.65
zł103.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,868.62
₸8,903,598.75
|
$25,040.90
zł100,914.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.06
₸1,821.19
|
$7.46
zł30.07
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Astana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.80
₸5,734.34
|
$13.86
zł55.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.25
₸203,113.63
|
$888.26
zł3,579.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$295.32
₸132,339.85
|
$687.84
zł2,771.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.61
₸17,302.55
|
$198.98
zł801.89
|
|
pay 61.5% more for childcare
|
Astana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.97
₸100,815.91
|
$442.43
zł1,783.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,854.27
₸3,967,806.70
|
$11,192.96
zł45,107.44
|
|
pay 88.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Astana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₸505.89
|
$3.26
zł13.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.93
₸866.75
|
$3.15
zł12.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.58
₸708.24
|
$4.20
zł16.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.93
₸22,374.37
|
$33.98
zł136.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
₸2,023.55
|
$6.99
zł28.19
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
|
Astana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
₸34,313.54
|
$77.81
zł313.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.15
₸18,886.42
|
$33.95
zł136.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
₸42,174.94
|
$85.04
zł342.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.91
₸41,634.44
|
$94.44
zł380.61
|
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