Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 30.9% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Astana, you would:
pay 10.7% more for restaurants
Astana
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.08
KZT4,016.92
|
$10.08
AMD3,891.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
KZT2,862.05
|
$7.75
AMD2,993.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KZT429.14
|
$1.02
AMD392.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
KZT247.71
|
$0.60
AMD231.64
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
Astana
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KZT249.36
|
$0.77
AMD296.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
KZT2,344.37
|
$4.11
AMD1,588.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
KZT2,136.23
|
$5.82
AMD2,248.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
KZT834.77
|
$2.29
AMD883.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
KZT1,120.47
|
$3.27
AMD1,263.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
KZT296.92
|
$0.52
AMD202.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KZT440.65
|
$0.81
AMD314.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
KZT505.66
|
$0.77
AMD299.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
KZT521.83
|
$0.89
AMD344.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
KZT110.53
|
$0.30
AMD116.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT103.44
|
$0.30
AMD116.10
|
|
pay 33.7% more for transportation
Astana
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
KZT883.50
|
$5.13
AMD1,979.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.03
KZT7,531.72
|
$10.34
AMD3,991.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,704.14
KZT10,042,291.16
|
$31,015.91
AMD11,973,095.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.31
KZT2,349.90
|
$4.29
AMD1,656.28
|
|
pay 80.8% more for housing
Astana
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
KZT6,112.50
|
$22.14
AMD8,546.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$522.20
KZT230,972.70
|
$967.29
AMD373,402.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$354.38
KZT156,747.07
|
$640.24
AMD247,151.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.07
KZT19,935.36
|
$88.86
AMD34,304.52
|
|
pay 21.3% more for childcare
Astana
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.83
KZT101,215.72
|
$308.47
AMD119,080.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,705.22
KZT3,408,102.56
|
$8,316.23
AMD3,210,321.05
|
|
pay 44.2% more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
KZT602.54
|
$2.07
AMD798.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
KZT1,018.91
|
$3.49
AMD1,348.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
KZT803.38
|
$2.58
AMD997.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.93
KZT26,507.46
|
$83.09
AMD32,076.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
KZT2,510.57
|
$7.75
AMD2,993.27
|
|
pay 22.1% more for clothing
Astana
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
KZT34,684.07
|
$93.13
AMD35,952.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.48
KZT21,883.83
|
$61.89
AMD23,892.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.43
KZT48,403.84
|
$132.82
AMD51,273.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.49
KZT42,679.28
|
$118.67
AMD45,810.11
|
|
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