Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 3.3 times more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Astana, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Astana
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.90
₸3,544.23
|
$13.79
NZ$23.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
₸2,531.59
|
$9.40
NZ$15.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
₸308.41
|
$2.59
NZ$4.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
₸210.35
|
$2.33
NZ$3.88
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Astana
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₸204.47
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
₸1,930.41
|
$5.07
NZ$8.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
₸1,684.89
|
$7.36
NZ$12.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₸756.32
|
$4.65
NZ$7.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
₸971.09
|
$4.79
NZ$7.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
₸258.72
|
$1.41
NZ$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸361.98
|
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
₸415.91
|
$1.42
NZ$2.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
₸412.56
|
$2.62
NZ$4.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₸107.71
|
$1.04
NZ$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₸79.92
|
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Astana
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.74
₸782.46
|
$6.96
NZ$11.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.80
₸7,088.46
|
$95.46
NZ$159.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,868.62
₸8,911,209.86
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,513.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.06
₸1,822.75
|
$16.89
NZ$28.17
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Astana
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.80
₸5,739.24
|
$57.53
NZ$95.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.25
₸203,287.26
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,652.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$295.32
₸132,452.98
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,334.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.61
₸17,317.34
|
$133.18
NZ$222.12
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Astana
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.97
₸100,902.09
|
$833.64
NZ$1,390.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,854.27
₸3,971,198.52
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,077.14
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₸506.32
|
$6.89
NZ$11.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.93
₸867.49
|
$3.40
NZ$5.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.58
₸708.85
|
$23.82
NZ$39.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.93
₸22,393.50
|
$41.36
NZ$68.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
₸2,025.27
|
$12.54
NZ$20.91
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
Astana
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
₸34,342.88
|
$78.58
NZ$131.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.15
₸18,902.57
|
$47.12
NZ$78.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
₸42,210.99
|
$107.54
NZ$179.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.91
₸41,670.03
|
$127.08
NZ$211.93
|
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