Cost of living comparison
Astana is 2.6 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Astana instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 4.7% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$7.90
KZT3,502.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.64
KZT2,501.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.69
KZT304.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.47
KZT207.87
|
|
pay 22.4% less for groceries
Freetown
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.46
KZT202.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.30
KZT1,907.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$3.76
KZT1,665.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.69
KZT747.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.17
KZT959.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.58
KZT255.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.81
KZT357.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.93
KZT411.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.92
KZT407.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.24
KZT106.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.18
KZT78.98
|
|
pay 69.0% more for transportation
Freetown
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$1.74
KZT773.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$15.80
KZT7,004.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$19,868.62
KZT8,806,112.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$4.06
KZT1,801.25
|
|
pay 6.8% less for housing
Freetown
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$12.80
KZT5,671.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$453.25
KZT200,889.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$295.32
KZT130,890.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$38.61
KZT17,113.10
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$224.97
KZT99,712.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$8,854.27
KZT3,924,362.90
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.13
KZT500.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.93
KZT857.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$1.58
KZT700.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$49.93
KZT22,129.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$4.52
KZT2,001.39
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$76.57
KZT33,937.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$42.15
KZT18,679.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$94.11
KZT41,713.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$92.91
KZT41,178.58
|
|
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