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Sri Lanka

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Kazakhstan

Astana vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Astana is 34.6% more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 86.8% more in Astana
Groceries: pay 8.5% less in Astana
Transportation: pay 3.6% less in Astana
Housing: pay 18.6% more in Astana
Childcare: pay 9.9 times more in Astana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.8% more in Astana
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Astana

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing in Astana are more expensive than in Colombo. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Astana. Notably, childcare, clothing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Astana.

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Astana vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Astana instead of Colombo, you would:

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pay 86.8% more for restaurants

	Colombo	Astana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.82 LKR1,265.61	$11.00 KZT4,985.16	+187.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.56 LKR2,502.59	$7.83 KZT3,548.37	+3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 LKR232.56	$1.10 KZT499.26	+56.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 LKR87.00	$0.66 KZT298.06	+150.4%
Average			+86.8%

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pay 8.5% less for groceries

	Colombo	Astana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 LKR181.98	$0.63 KZT283.87	+14.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.89 LKR2,281.50	$6.10 KZT2,762.66	-11.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.03 LKR1,996.25	$4.93 KZT2,232.43	-18.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 LKR541.78	$2.23 KZT1,009.64	+36.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 LKR731.08	$2.69 KZT1,219.52	+21.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.06 LKR1,014.37	$0.82 KZT369.90	-73.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 LKR122.81	$1.06 KZT482.49	+187.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 LKR672.87	$1.03 KZT468.85	-49.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 LKR187.42	$1.01 KZT456.93	+78.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LKR150.85	$0.31 KZT141.42	-31.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 LKR116.82	$0.20 KZT91.97	-42.5%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 3.6% less for transportation

	Colombo	Astana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 LKR1,701.24	$2.53 KZT1,145.06	-50.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.19 LKR2,381.42	$16.78 KZT7,603.65	+133.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,024.95 LKR12M	$24,607.50 KZT11M	-33.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.29 LKR1,091.13	$11.19 KZT5,069.10	+239.5%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 18.6% more for housing

	Colombo	Astana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.78 LKR6,883.48	$17.96 KZT8,139.19	-13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.61 LKR195K	$575.82 KZT261K	-2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$270.44 LKR89,571.04	$394.61 KZT179K	+45.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.14 LKR13,624.66	$52.26 KZT23,684.23	+27.0%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 9.9 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Astana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$37.78 LKR12,512.93	$374.89 KZT170K	+892.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,208.98 LKR400K	$11,828.93 KZT5M	+878.4%
Average			+885.3%

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pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Astana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 LKR730.76	$1.34 KZT608.29	-39.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 LKR832.69	$2.59 KZT1,174.34	+3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.28 LKR3,403.52	$2.24 KZT1,013.82	-78.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.99 LKR4,634.42	$57.61 KZT26,110.84	+311.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.53 LKR1,501.55	$6.49 KZT2,940.08	+43.1%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Colombo	Astana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.13 LKR6,006.21	$66.09 KZT29,953.79	+264.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.62 LKR5,505.69	$46.98 KZT21,290.23	+182.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.09 LKR26,193.74	$120.13 KZT54,442.17	+51.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.76 LKR13,832.48	$129.87 KZT58,857.92	+211.0%
Average			+164.1%

Colombo vs. Astana - Cost of clothing

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