Cost of living comparison
Astana is 0.3% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Astana instead of Castries, you would:
pay 32.0% less for restaurants
Castries
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.90
KZT3,473.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
$5.64
KZT2,480.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
$0.69
KZT302.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
$0.47
KZT206.13
|
|
pay 51.0% less for groceries
Castries
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
$0.46
KZT200.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
$4.30
KZT1,891.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
$3.76
KZT1,651.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
$1.69
KZT741.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
$2.17
KZT951.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
$0.58
KZT253.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.81
KZT354.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
$0.93
KZT407.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
$0.92
KZT404.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
$0.24
KZT105.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
$0.18
KZT78.32
|
|
pay 52.2% less for transportation
Castries
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$1.74
KZT766.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.80
KZT6,946.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$19,868.62
KZT8,732,364.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.06
KZT1,786.17
|
|
pay 23.1% less for housing
Castries
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$12.80
KZT5,624.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
$453.25
KZT199,207.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
$295.32
KZT129,794.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$38.61
KZT16,969.78
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Castries
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
$224.97
KZT98,877.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
$8,854.27
KZT3,891,497.69
|
|
pay 31.7% less for entertainment and sports
Castries
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.13
KZT496.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
$1.93
KZT850.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
$1.58
KZT694.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
$49.93
KZT21,944.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
$4.52
KZT1,984.63
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
Castries
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
$76.57
KZT33,653.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$42.15
KZT18,523.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
$94.11
KZT41,363.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$92.91
KZT40,833.73
|
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