Cost of living comparison
Astana is 36.1% cheaper than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Astana instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 50.3% less for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$9.08
KZT3,991.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$6.47
KZT2,843.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.52
|
$0.97
KZT426.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.56
KZT246.14
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
$0.56
KZT247.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.94
|
$5.30
KZT2,329.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.27
€4.89
|
$4.83
KZT2,122.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$1.89
KZT829.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$2.53
KZT1,113.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$0.67
KZT295.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.00
KZT437.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$1.14
KZT502.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.37
|
$1.18
KZT518.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$0.25
KZT109.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.23
KZT102.78
|
|
pay 49.1% less for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.58
|
$2.00
KZT877.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.07
€37.18
|
$17.03
KZT7,483.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,724.47
€25,721.38
|
$22,704.14
KZT9,978,589.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.56
€10.72
|
$5.31
KZT2,334.99
|
|
pay 57.4% less for housing
Ljubljana
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.13
€30.74
|
$13.82
KZT6,073.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$916.93
€850.68
|
$522.20
KZT229,507.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.60
€685.23
|
$354.38
KZT155,752.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$190.23
€176.49
|
$45.07
KZT19,808.90
|
|
pay 41.5% less for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.29
€435.39
|
$228.83
KZT100,573.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,290.14
€10,474.43
|
$7,705.22
KZT3,386,483.75
|
|
pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.52
€3.27
|
$1.36
KZT598.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
€2.13
|
$2.30
KZT1,012.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$1.82
KZT798.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.09
€41.83
|
$59.93
KZT26,339.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$5.68
KZT2,494.65
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$78.42
KZT34,464.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.89
€37.94
|
$49.48
KZT21,745.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
$109.43
KZT48,096.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.44
€120.09
|
$96.49
KZT42,408.55
|
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