Cost of living comparison
Astana is 35.6% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Astana instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 45.2% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
$7.90
KZT3,502.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
$5.64
KZT2,501.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
$0.69
KZT304.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$0.47
KZT207.87
|
|
pay 52.8% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
$0.46
KZT202.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
$4.30
KZT1,907.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
$3.76
KZT1,665.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
$1.69
KZT747.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
$2.17
KZT959.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
$0.58
KZT255.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA837
|
$0.81
KZT357.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
$0.93
KZT411.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
$0.92
KZT407.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA692
|
$0.24
KZT106.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA922
|
$0.18
KZT78.98
|
|
pay 60.3% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
$1.74
KZT773.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.80
KZT7,004.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
$19,868.62
KZT8,806,112.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
$4.06
KZT1,801.25
|
|
pay 44.5% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
$12.80
KZT5,671.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
$453.25
KZT200,889.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
$295.32
KZT130,890.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
$38.61
KZT17,113.10
|
|
pay 40.4% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
$224.97
KZT99,712.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
$8,854.27
KZT3,924,362.90
|
|
pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA712
|
$1.13
KZT500.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
$1.93
KZT857.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
$1.58
KZT700.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
$49.93
KZT22,129.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
$4.52
KZT2,001.39
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
$76.57
KZT33,937.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
$42.15
KZT18,679.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
$94.11
KZT41,713.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
$92.91
KZT41,178.58
|
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