Cost of living comparison
Astana is 4.4% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Astana instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 18.5% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$9.08
KZT3,991.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$6.47
KZT2,843.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF163
|
$0.97
KZT426.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.56
KZT246.14
|
|
pay 50.9% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
$0.56
KZT247.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.30
KZT2,329.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,463
|
$4.83
KZT2,122.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
$1.89
KZT829.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
$2.53
KZT1,113.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF318
|
$0.67
KZT295.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF182
|
$1.00
KZT437.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF227
|
$1.14
KZT502.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF193
|
$1.18
KZT518.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF129
|
$0.25
KZT109.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF156
|
$0.23
KZT102.78
|
|
pay 72.5% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
$2.00
KZT877.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.03
KZT7,483.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,704.14
KZT9,978,589.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,505
|
$5.31
KZT2,334.99
|
|
pay 65.5% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,630
|
$13.82
KZT6,073.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF243,578
|
$522.20
KZT229,507.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,087
|
$354.38
KZT155,752.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,375
|
$45.07
KZT19,808.90
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,030
|
$228.83
KZT100,573.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF360,362
|
$7,705.22
KZT3,386,483.75
|
|
pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
$1.36
KZT598.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF425
|
$2.30
KZT1,012.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.82
KZT798.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,352
|
$59.93
KZT26,339.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,503
|
$5.68
KZT2,494.65
|
|
pay 64.7% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,006
|
$78.42
KZT34,464.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,254
|
$49.48
KZT21,745.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,021
|
$109.43
KZT48,096.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,514
|
$96.49
KZT42,408.55
|
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