Cost of living comparison

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Zilina vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Zilina is 87.0% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants
pay 82.7% more in Zilina
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in Zilina
Transportation
pay 2.1 times more in Zilina
Housing
pay 2.3 times more in Zilina
Childcare
pay 75.0% more in Zilina
Entertainment and Sports
pay 92.2% more in Zilina
Clothing
pay 4.6% more in Zilina

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and childcare in Zilina are more expensive than in Astana. Notably, housing, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Zilina.

Zilina vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

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

pay 82.7% more for restaurants

 
Astana
Zilina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.79
KZT3,675.56
$9.34
€8.17
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.50
KZT2,594.51
$8.18
€7.15
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.94
KZT444.92
$1.80
€1.57

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Astana
Zilina
Bread
1 loaf
$0.45
KZT212.13
$1.47
€1.29
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.48
KZT2,113.19
$6.86
€6.00
Milk (1 gallon) $3.74
KZT1,767.70
$4.01
€3.50

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Astana
Zilina
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.74
KZT819.54
$6.80
€5.94
Monthly public transit pass $13.74
KZT6,486.28
$23.36
€20.42
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,134.22
KZT10M
$29,199.74
€25,530.94

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Astana
Zilina
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.37
KZT6,311.55
$19.56
€17.11
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $456.75
KZT216K
$587.89
€514.02
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $313.14
KZT148K
$510.02
€445.94

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pay 75.0% more for childcare

 
Astana
Zilina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $229.54
KZT108K
$467.20
€408.50
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,780.94
KZT2M
$7,007.94
€6,127.43

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pay 92.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Astana
Zilina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.10
KZT518.90
$2.34
€2.04
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.04
KZT963.93
$2.59
€2.26
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.81
KZT856.19
$6.54
€5.72

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pay 4.6% more for clothing

 
Astana
Zilina
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.32
KZT25,172.40
$67.16
€58.72
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.64
KZT15,881.55
$24.82
€21.70
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.14
KZT38,773.53
$75.92
€66.38

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2026
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