Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Kazakhstan

Astana vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Astana is 12.5% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Astana
Groceries: pay 30.0% less in Astana
Transportation: pay 39.9% less in Astana
Housing: pay 7.6% less in Astana
Childcare: pay 31.2% less in Astana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.5% less in Astana
Clothing: pay 10.6% more in Astana

The cost of restaurants and clothing in Astana are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including transportation, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Astana. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Astana.

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Astana vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Astana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$11.00 KZT4,985.16	+270.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$7.83 KZT3,548.37	+12.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$1.10 KZT499.26	+69.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$0.66 KZT298.06	+86.6%
Average			+110.5%

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pay 30.0% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Astana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$0.63 KZT283.87	-57.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$6.10 KZT2,762.66	-29.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$4.93 KZT2,232.43	-32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$2.23 KZT1,009.64	-13.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$2.69 KZT1,219.52	+64.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$0.82 KZT369.90	-53.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$1.06 KZT482.49	+32.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$1.03 KZT468.85	-16.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$1.01 KZT456.93	+15.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.31 KZT141.42	-60.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.20 KZT91.97	-70.7%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 39.9% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Astana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$2.53 KZT1,145.06	-52.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	$16.78 KZT7,603.65	-52.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$24,607.50 KZT11M	-21.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$11.19 KZT5,069.10	+6.1%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 7.6% less for housing

	Bangkok	Astana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$17.96 KZT8,139.19	+0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$575.82 KZT261K	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$394.61 KZT179K	+14.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$52.26 KZT23,684.23	-36.3%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 31.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Astana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$374.89 KZT170K	-34.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$11,828.93 KZT5M	-28.3%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Astana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$1.34 KZT608.29	-49.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$2.59 KZT1,174.34	-7.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$2.24 KZT1,013.82	-51.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$57.61 KZT26,110.84	-1.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$6.49 KZT2,940.08	-14.4%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 10.6% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Astana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$66.09 KZT29,953.79	-6.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$46.98 KZT21,290.23	+9.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$120.13 KZT54,442.17	+23.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$129.87 KZT58,857.92	+18.2%
Average			+10.6%

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