Cost of living comparison
Astana is 2.7 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Astana instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
$7.90
KZT3,502.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
$5.64
KZT2,501.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
$0.69
KZT304.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
$0.47
KZT207.87
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
$0.46
KZT202.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
$4.30
KZT1,907.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
$3.76
KZT1,665.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
$1.69
KZT747.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
$2.17
KZT959.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
$0.58
KZT255.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
$0.81
KZT357.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
$0.93
KZT411.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
$0.92
KZT407.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
$0.24
KZT106.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
$0.18
KZT78.98
|
|
pay 78.8% more for transportation
Egypt
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
$1.74
KZT773.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
$15.80
KZT7,004.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
$19,868.62
KZT8,806,112.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
$4.06
KZT1,801.25
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
$12.80
KZT5,671.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
$453.25
KZT200,889.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
$295.32
KZT130,890.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
$38.61
KZT17,113.10
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
$224.97
KZT99,712.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
$8,854.27
KZT3,924,362.90
|
|
pay 68.0% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
$1.13
KZT500.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
$1.93
KZT857.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
$1.58
KZT700.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
$49.93
KZT22,129.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
$4.52
KZT2,001.39
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
$76.57
KZT33,937.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
$42.15
KZT18,679.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
$94.11
KZT41,713.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
$92.91
KZT41,178.58
|
|
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