Cost of living comparison
Astana is 2.4 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Astana instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 88.7% more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,705
|
$9.08
KZT4,016.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,990
|
$6.47
KZT2,862.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS355
|
$0.97
KZT429.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS284
|
$0.56
KZT247.71
|
|
pay 30.9% more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS663
|
$0.56
KZT249.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,066
|
$5.30
KZT2,344.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,362
|
$4.83
KZT2,136.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,032
|
$1.89
KZT834.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,074
|
$2.53
KZT1,120.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS796
|
$0.67
KZT296.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$1.00
KZT440.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS524
|
$1.14
KZT505.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS258
|
$1.18
KZT521.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS263
|
$0.25
KZT110.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.23
KZT103.44
|
|
pay 32.6% more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,224
|
$2.00
KZT883.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,370
|
$17.03
KZT7,531.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,263,683
|
$22,704.14
KZT10,042,291.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,297
|
$5.31
KZT2,349.90
|
|
pay 97.2% more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,187
|
$13.82
KZT6,112.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,328
|
$522.20
KZT230,972.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,565
|
$354.38
KZT156,747.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,413
|
$45.07
KZT19,935.36
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS41,926
|
$228.83
KZT101,215.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS503,115
|
$7,705.22
KZT3,408,102.56
|
|
pay 33.5% more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,979
|
$1.36
KZT602.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS782
|
$2.30
KZT1,018.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS961
|
$1.82
KZT803.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,212
|
$59.93
KZT26,507.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.68
KZT2,510.57
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,422
|
$78.42
KZT34,684.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,833
|
$49.48
KZT21,883.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,886
|
$109.43
KZT48,403.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,278
|
$96.49
KZT42,679.28
|
|
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