Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Kazakhstan

Astana vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Astana is 25.1% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 1.4% less in Astana
Groceries: pay 44.1% more in Astana
Transportation: pay 28.6% less in Astana
Housing: pay 20.2% more in Astana
Childcare: pay 6.1 times more in Astana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0% more in Astana
Clothing: pay 86.5% more in Astana

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

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Astana vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.4% less for restaurants

	Damascus	Astana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SYP130K	$11.00 KZT4,985.16	+10.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SYP91,014	$7.83 KZT3,548.37	+11.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 SYP29,254	$1.10 KZT499.26	-51.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SYP11,008	$0.66 KZT298.06	-22.3%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 44.1% more for groceries

	Damascus	Astana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 SYP5,199	$0.63 KZT283.87	+56.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.96 SYP25,477	$6.10 KZT2,762.66	+211.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 SYP52,433	$4.93 KZT2,232.43	+22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 SYP20,653	$2.23 KZT1,009.64	+40.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SYP33,645	$2.69 KZT1,219.52	+4.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$0.82 KZT369.90	+71.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,218	$1.06 KZT482.49	+68.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 SYP6,582	$1.03 KZT468.85	+104.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SYP6,154	$1.01 KZT456.93	+113.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,563	$0.31 KZT141.42	-11.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,608	$0.20 KZT91.97	-42.7%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 28.6% less for transportation

	Damascus	Astana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$13.98 SYP182K	$2.53 KZT1,145.06	-81.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130K	$16.78 KZT7,603.65	+67.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195M	$24,607.50 KZT11M	+64.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.15 SYP171K	$11.19 KZT5,069.10	-15.0%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 20.2% more for housing

	Damascus	Astana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.25 SYP601K	$17.96 KZT8,139.19	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$523.33 SYP7M	$575.82 KZT261K	+10.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$186.00 SYP2M	$394.61 KZT179K	+112.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.06 SYP1M	$52.26 KZT23,684.23	-51.2%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 6.1 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Astana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.67 SYP867K	$374.89 KZT170K	+462.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,780.73 SYP23M	$11,828.93 KZT5M	+564.3%
Average			+511.2%

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pay 5.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Astana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$1.34 KZT608.29	-32.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 SYP48,293	$2.59 KZT1,174.34	-30.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.77 SYP36,000	$2.24 KZT1,013.82	-19.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.00 SYP364K	$57.61 KZT26,110.84	+105.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 SYP71,511	$6.49 KZT2,940.08	+18.0%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 86.5% more for clothing

	Damascus	Astana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.60 SYP372K	$66.09 KZT29,953.79	+131.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00 SYP520K	$46.98 KZT21,290.23	+17.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.00 SYP780K	$120.13 KZT54,442.17	+100.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.33 SYP758K	$129.87 KZT58,857.92	+122.6%
Average			+86.5%

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