Cost of living comparison
Astana is 51.5% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Astana instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 62.5% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.42
|
$7.90
₸3,507.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$5.64
₸2,505.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.41
|
$0.69
₸305.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.37
|
$0.47
₸208.16
|
|
pay 44.2% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$0.46
₸202.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.06
|
$4.30
₸1,910.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.38
|
$3.76
₸1,667.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
$1.69
₸748.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.64
|
$2.17
₸960.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.58
₸256.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.81
₸358.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.93
₸411.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.92
₸408.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.24
₸106.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.18
₸79.09
|
|
pay 64.5% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.21
|
$1.74
₸774.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.37
|
$15.80
₸7,014.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
$19,868.62
₸8,818,207.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.28
|
$4.06
₸1,803.72
|
|
pay 69.1% less for housing
Brussels
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.14
|
$12.80
₸5,679.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€975.25
|
$453.25
₸201,165.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€816.82
|
$295.32
₸131,070.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€153.56
|
$38.61
₸17,136.60
|
|
pay 70.0% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€883.32
|
$224.97
₸99,849.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,880.14
|
$8,854.27
₸3,929,752.78
|
|
pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$1.13
₸501.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.48
|
$1.93
₸858.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$1.58
₸701.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.94
|
$49.93
₸22,159.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$4.52
₸2,004.14
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.41
|
$76.57
₸33,984.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.46
|
$42.15
₸18,705.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.57
|
$94.11
₸41,770.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.45
|
$92.91
₸41,235.14
|
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