Cost of living comparison
Astana is 34.7% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Astana instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 66.1% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,491
|
$7.90
KZT3,502.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,992
|
$5.64
KZT2,501.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK324
|
$0.69
KZT304.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$0.47
KZT207.87
|
|
pay 51.2% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$0.46
KZT202.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$4.30
KZT1,907.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK744
|
$3.76
KZT1,665.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$1.69
KZT747.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK991
|
$2.17
KZT959.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$0.58
KZT255.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$0.81
KZT357.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$0.93
KZT411.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$0.92
KZT407.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.24
KZT106.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.18
KZT78.98
|
|
pay 68.6% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,122
|
$1.74
KZT773.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,808
|
$15.80
KZT7,004.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,166,415
|
$19,868.62
KZT8,806,112.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,347
|
$4.06
KZT1,801.25
|
|
pay 66.8% less for housing
Iceland
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,714
|
$12.80
KZT5,671.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,683
|
$453.25
KZT200,889.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,750
|
$295.32
KZT130,890.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,583
|
$38.61
KZT17,113.10
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,215
|
$224.97
KZT99,712.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK384,024
|
$8,854.27
KZT3,924,362.90
|
|
pay 60.2% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,190
|
$1.13
KZT500.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK580
|
$1.93
KZT857.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,485
|
$1.58
KZT700.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,946
|
$49.93
KZT22,129.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,714
|
$4.52
KZT2,001.39
|
|
pay 34.1% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,488
|
$76.57
KZT33,937.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,036
|
$42.15
KZT18,679.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,102
|
$94.11
KZT41,713.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,465
|
$92.91
KZT41,178.58
|
|
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