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Astana vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Astana is 46.1% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 19.0% less in Astana
Groceries: pay 25.8% more in Astana
Transportation: pay 17.3% less in Astana
Housing: pay 6.2% more in Astana
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Astana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.5% more in Astana
Clothing: pay 12.9% more in Astana

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

Astana vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.0% less for restaurants

	Damascus	Astana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SYP104,016	$7.79 KZT4,054.36	-2.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 SYP78,012	$5.50 KZT2,861.90	-8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SYP17,769	$0.94 KZT490.77	-31.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SYP10,683	$0.54 KZT282.50	-34.0%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 25.8% more for groceries

	Damascus	Astana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 SYP6,447	$0.45 KZT233.99	-9.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.61 SYP20,885	$4.48 KZT2,330.97	+178.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.76 SYP48,876	$3.74 KZT1,949.88	-0.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 SYP24,801	$1.67 KZT870.98	-12.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 SYP42,227	$2.02 KZT1,049.76	-37.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 SYP5,857	$0.57 KZT297.08	+26.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SYP9,879	$0.82 KZT427.31	+8.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 SYP6,389	$0.85 KZT441.55	+72.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 SYP4,423	$0.77 KZT403.19	+127.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,162	$0.24 KZT124.30	-25.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 SYP3,890	$0.17 KZT87.25	-44.0%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 17.3% less for transportation

	Damascus	Astana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.62 SYP203,114	$1.74 KZT904.00	-88.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$13.74 KZT7,154.75	-19.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	$20,134.22 KZT10,484,092.72	+34.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.00 SYP91,014	$7.33 KZT3,815.87	+4.7%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 6.2% more for housing

	Damascus	Astana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SYP715,110	$13.37 KZT6,962.01	-75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	$456.75 KZT237,833.74	+87.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	$313.14 KZT163,057.62	+77.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	$39.46 KZT20,549.56	-64.4%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Astana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.17 SYP639,265	$229.54 KZT119,526.40	+366.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	$4,780.94 KZT2,489,485.86	+180.5%
Average			+273.7%

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pay 40.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Astana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.60 SYP20,803	$1.10 KZT572.38	-31.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 SYP25,137	$2.04 KZT1,063.27	+5.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$1.81 KZT944.43	-39.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.25 SYP211,282	$48.21 KZT25,103.45	+196.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$5.13 KZT2,671.11	+71.0%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 12.9% more for clothing

	Damascus	Astana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.25 SYP575,338	$53.32 KZT27,766.65	+20.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.25 SYP536,332	$33.64 KZT17,518.30	-18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.50 SYP747,615	$82.14 KZT42,769.50	+42.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	$85.48 KZT44,509.57	+6.8%
Average			+12.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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