Cost of living comparison
Astana is 9.8% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Astana instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 13.8% less for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ARS6,137.25
|
$7.90
KZT3,489.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
$5.64
KZT2,492.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
ARS901.94
|
$0.69
KZT303.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS786.67
|
$0.47
KZT207.12
|
|
pay 19.4% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
ARS1,176.43
|
$0.46
KZT201.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
ARS3,080.78
|
$4.30
KZT1,900.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ARS2,765.27
|
$3.76
KZT1,658.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
ARS1,278.56
|
$1.69
KZT744.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
ARS1,546.42
|
$2.17
KZT956.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
ARS578.55
|
$0.58
KZT254.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS496.82
|
$0.81
KZT356.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS271.75
|
$0.93
KZT409.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ARS589.53
|
$0.92
KZT406.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
ARS261.36
|
$0.24
KZT106.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
ARS293.18
|
$0.18
KZT78.69
|
|
pay 10.7% more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
ARS3,083.23
|
$1.74
KZT770.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
ARS5,961.90
|
$15.80
KZT6,979.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ARS21,918,750.00
|
$19,868.62
KZT8,774,111.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
$4.06
KZT1,794.70
|
|
pay 8.7% more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
ARS20,579.43
|
$12.80
KZT5,650.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
ARS274,703.71
|
$453.25
KZT200,159.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
ARS197,808.29
|
$295.32
KZT130,415.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
ARS32,403.63
|
$38.61
KZT17,050.91
|
|
pay 38.3% more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
ARS164,302.95
|
$224.97
KZT99,349.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
ARS4,956,976.61
|
$8,854.27
KZT3,910,101.82
|
|
pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
$1.13
KZT498.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
ARS1,505.64
|
$1.93
KZT854.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
$1.58
KZT697.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
ARS19,350.56
|
$49.93
KZT22,048.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
$4.52
KZT1,994.12
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
ARS58,835.11
|
$76.57
KZT33,814.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
ARS50,442.52
|
$42.15
KZT18,611.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
ARS93,815.17
|
$94.11
KZT41,561.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
ARS86,536.75
|
$92.91
KZT41,028.94
|
|
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