Cost of living comparison
Astana is 60.8% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Astana instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 73.4% more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.44
|
$7.90
KZT3,502.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS49.92
|
$5.64
KZT2,501.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
$0.69
KZT304.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$0.47
KZT207.87
|
|
pay 30.7% more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
$0.46
KZT202.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.43
|
$4.30
KZT1,907.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS25.97
|
$3.76
KZT1,665.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.63
|
$1.69
KZT747.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.04
|
$2.17
KZT959.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.57
|
$0.58
KZT255.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.83
|
$0.81
KZT357.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.43
|
$0.93
KZT411.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
$0.92
KZT407.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.24
KZT106.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$0.18
KZT78.98
|
|
pay 42.9% more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.55
|
$1.74
KZT773.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS69.89
|
$15.80
KZT7,004.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,274.61
|
$19,868.62
KZT8,806,112.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.76
|
$4.06
KZT1,801.25
|
|
pay 26.9% more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS290.96
|
$12.80
KZT5,671.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,845.92
|
$453.25
KZT200,889.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,889.58
|
$295.32
KZT130,890.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS260.80
|
$38.61
KZT17,113.10
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,031.67
|
$224.97
KZT99,712.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS51,916.17
|
$8,854.27
KZT3,924,362.90
|
|
pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS9.98
|
$1.13
KZT500.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.69
|
$1.93
KZT857.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.47
|
$1.58
KZT700.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS427.09
|
$49.93
KZT22,129.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS44.93
|
$4.52
KZT2,001.39
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS299.52
|
$76.57
KZT33,937.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS254.59
|
$42.15
KZT18,679.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS524.15
|
$94.11
KZT41,713.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS486.71
|
$92.91
KZT41,178.58
|
|
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