Cost of living comparison
Astana is 41.3% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Astana instead of Germany, you would:
pay 58.2% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.04
|
$7.90
₸3,526.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
$5.64
₸2,518.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$0.69
₸306.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$0.47
₸209.29
|
|
pay 32.2% less for groceries
Germany
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$0.46
₸203.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$4.30
₸1,920.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$3.76
₸1,676.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$1.69
₸752.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$2.17
₸966.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$0.58
₸257.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.81
₸360.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.93
₸413.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.92
₸410.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.24
₸107.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.18
₸79.52
|
|
pay 66.3% less for transportation
Germany
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.79
|
$1.74
₸778.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.91
|
$15.80
₸7,052.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
$19,868.62
₸8,865,998.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.54
|
$4.06
₸1,813.50
|
|
pay 59.1% less for housing
Germany
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
$12.80
₸5,710.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.53
|
$453.25
₸202,255.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.02
|
$295.32
₸131,780.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
$38.61
₸17,229.48
|
|
pay 28.2% less for childcare
Germany
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.54
|
$224.97
₸100,390.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
$8,854.27
₸3,951,050.44
|
|
pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$1.13
₸503.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$1.93
₸863.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$1.58
₸705.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.61
|
$49.93
₸22,279.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$4.52
₸2,015.00
|
|
pay 2.6% less for clothing
Germany
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
$76.57
₸34,168.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
$42.15
₸18,806.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
$94.11
₸41,996.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.43
|
$92.91
₸41,458.62
|
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