Cost of living comparison
Astana is 80.8% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Astana instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 62.9% more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES399.73
|
$7.90
₸3,507.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES518.99
|
$5.64
₸2,505.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES65.13
|
$0.69
₸305.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.73
|
$0.47
₸208.16
|
|
pay 28.8% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES57.35
|
$0.46
₸202.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES435.92
|
$4.30
₸1,910.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES345.73
|
$3.76
₸1,667.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES189.47
|
$1.69
₸748.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES299.13
|
$2.17
₸960.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES76.70
|
$0.58
₸256.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.79
|
$0.81
₸358.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES85.80
|
$0.93
₸411.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.98
|
$0.92
₸408.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.78
|
$0.24
₸106.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.52
|
$0.18
₸79.09
|
|
pay 14.3% less for transportation
Kenya
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES515.63
|
$1.74
₸774.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,329.41
|
$15.80
₸7,014.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,271,246.94
|
$19,868.62
₸8,818,207.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,296.90
|
$4.06
₸1,803.72
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,206.38
|
$12.80
₸5,679.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,512.37
|
$453.25
₸201,165.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,426.53
|
$295.32
₸131,070.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,158.22
|
$38.61
₸17,136.60
|
|
pay 73.2% more for childcare
Kenya
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,869.77
|
$224.97
₸99,849.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES694,058.44
|
$8,854.27
₸3,929,752.78
|
|
pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES235.20
|
$1.13
₸501.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES178.46
|
$1.93
₸858.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES234.17
|
$1.58
₸701.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,353.42
|
$49.93
₸22,159.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES639.76
|
$4.52
₸2,004.14
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,585.58
|
$76.57
₸33,984.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,624.61
|
$42.15
₸18,705.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,429.72
|
$94.11
₸41,770.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,545.42
|
$92.91
₸41,235.14
|
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