Cost of living comparison
Astana is 51.7% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Astana instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 67.1% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK149.45
|
$9.08
KZT4,016.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK99.63
|
$6.47
KZT2,862.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.74
|
$0.97
KZT429.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK19.93
|
$0.56
KZT247.71
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.32
|
$0.56
KZT249.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.38
|
$5.30
KZT2,344.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.45
|
$4.83
KZT2,136.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.42
|
$1.89
KZT834.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK34.91
|
$2.53
KZT1,120.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.49
|
$0.67
KZT296.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK8.93
|
$1.00
KZT440.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.10
|
$1.14
KZT505.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.72
|
$1.18
KZT521.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.78
|
$0.25
KZT110.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK5.96
|
$0.23
KZT103.44
|
|
pay 72.0% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.47
|
$2.00
KZT883.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK647.60
|
$17.03
KZT7,531.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK323,659.61
|
$22,704.14
KZT10,042,291.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK181.33
|
$5.31
KZT2,349.90
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK255.12
|
$13.82
KZT6,112.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK11,956.83
|
$522.20
KZT230,972.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,707.73
|
$354.38
KZT156,747.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,105.39
|
$45.07
KZT19,935.36
|
|
pay 38.0% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,787.77
|
$228.83
KZT101,215.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,137.56
|
$7,705.22
KZT3,408,102.56
|
|
pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK59.78
|
$1.36
KZT602.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.50
|
$2.30
KZT1,018.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK61.77
|
$1.82
KZT803.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK293.95
|
$59.93
KZT26,507.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK129.52
|
$5.68
KZT2,510.57
|
|
pay 15.6% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK732.67
|
$78.42
KZT34,684.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK305.12
|
$49.48
KZT21,883.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK793.46
|
$109.43
KZT48,403.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,141.72
|
$96.49
KZT42,679.28
|
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