Cost of living comparison
Astana is 26.0% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Astana instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 6.2% less for restaurants
Bamako
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
$7.90
KZT3,473.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
$5.64
KZT2,480.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA541
|
$0.69
KZT302.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$0.47
KZT206.13
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$0.46
KZT200.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
$4.30
KZT1,891.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
$3.76
KZT1,651.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
$1.69
KZT741.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
$2.17
KZT951.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
KZT253.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.81
KZT354.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA649
|
$0.93
KZT407.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$0.92
KZT404.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.24
KZT105.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.18
KZT78.32
|
|
pay 62.3% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
$1.74
KZT766.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.80
KZT6,946.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
$19,868.62
KZT8,732,364.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.06
KZT1,786.17
|
|
pay 61.3% less for housing
Bamako
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
$12.80
KZT5,624.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
$453.25
KZT199,207.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
$295.32
KZT129,794.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
$38.61
KZT16,969.78
|
|
pay 26.2% less for childcare
Bamako
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$224.97
KZT98,877.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
$8,854.27
KZT3,891,497.69
|
|
pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$1.13
KZT496.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
$1.93
KZT850.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
$1.58
KZT694.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$49.93
KZT21,944.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$4.52
KZT1,984.63
|
|
pay 21.4% more for clothing
Bamako
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$76.57
KZT33,653.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
$42.15
KZT18,523.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$94.11
KZT41,363.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
$92.91
KZT40,833.73
|
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