Cost of living comparison
Astana is 37.0% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Astana instead of Athens, you would:
pay 39.1% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$7.90
₸3,507.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$5.64
₸2,505.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.88
|
$0.69
₸305.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.47
₸208.16
|
|
pay 32.4% less for groceries
Athens
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.46
₸202.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.12
|
$4.30
₸1,910.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.60
|
$3.76
₸1,667.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.15
|
$1.69
₸748.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.15
|
$2.17
₸960.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.58
₸256.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.81
₸358.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.93
₸411.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.92
₸408.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.24
₸106.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.18
₸79.09
|
|
pay 54.1% less for transportation
Athens
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.49
|
$1.74
₸774.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.84
|
$15.80
₸7,014.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,640.76
|
$19,868.62
₸8,818,207.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.69
|
$4.06
₸1,803.72
|
|
pay 51.2% less for housing
Athens
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.74
|
$12.80
₸5,679.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€517.50
|
$453.25
₸201,165.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€487.84
|
$295.32
₸131,070.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.10
|
$38.61
₸17,136.60
|
|
pay 32.9% less for childcare
Athens
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€456.34
|
$224.97
₸99,849.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,396.34
|
$8,854.27
₸3,929,752.78
|
|
pay 46.6% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.37
|
$1.13
₸501.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$1.93
₸858.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
$1.58
₸701.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.82
|
$49.93
₸22,159.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$4.52
₸2,004.14
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
Athens
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.31
|
$76.57
₸33,984.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.56
|
$42.15
₸18,705.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.14
|
$94.11
₸41,770.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.08
|
$92.91
₸41,235.14
|
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