Cost of living comparison
Astana is 32.2% cheaper than Bratislava.
If you lived in Astana instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 37.1% less for restaurants
Bratislava
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
€8.96
|
$9.08
KZT4,016.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€7.96
|
$6.47
KZT2,862.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
€1.79
|
$0.97
KZT429.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$0.56
KZT247.71
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
Bratislava
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
€1.74
|
$0.56
KZT249.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
€6.13
|
$5.30
KZT2,344.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.72
€4.34
|
$4.83
KZT2,136.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$1.89
KZT834.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
€3.31
|
$2.53
KZT1,120.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.67
KZT296.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$1.00
KZT440.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$1.14
KZT505.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.80
|
$1.18
KZT521.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.25
KZT110.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.23
KZT103.44
|
|
pay 50.7% less for transportation
Bratislava
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.52
€5.99
|
$2.00
KZT883.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€35.84
|
$17.03
KZT7,531.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,439.37
€23,382.59
|
$22,704.14
KZT10,042,291.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.81
€14.53
|
$5.31
KZT2,349.90
|
|
pay 45.9% less for housing
Bratislava
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.61
€18.95
|
$13.82
KZT6,112.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$774.70
€712.06
|
$522.20
KZT230,972.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$602.14
€553.46
|
$354.38
KZT156,747.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$194.23
€178.53
|
$45.07
KZT19,935.36
|
|
pay 54.2% less for childcare
Bratislava
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$609.18
€559.93
|
$228.83
KZT101,215.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,273.77
€13,119.74
|
$7,705.22
KZT3,408,102.56
|
|
pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bratislava
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.49
|
$1.36
KZT602.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.85
€2.62
|
$2.30
KZT1,018.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
$1.82
KZT803.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.90
€38.52
|
$59.93
KZT26,507.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.95
|
$5.68
KZT2,510.57
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
Bratislava
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.61
€63.98
|
$78.42
KZT34,684.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.95
€32.13
|
$49.48
KZT21,883.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.87
€77.09
|
$109.43
KZT48,403.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.95
€96.46
|
$96.49
KZT42,679.28
|
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