Cost of living comparison
Astana is 57.1% cheaper than Nassau.
If you lived in Astana instead of Nassau, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
Nassau
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
BSD30.00
|
$7.90
KZT3,473.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
BSD8.00
|
$5.64
KZT2,480.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
BSD2.47
|
$0.69
KZT302.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
BSD2.07
|
$0.47
KZT206.13
|
|
pay 61.9% less for groceries
Nassau
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.21
BSD5.21
|
$0.46
KZT200.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
BSD4.03
|
$4.30
KZT1,891.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$20.81
BSD20.81
|
$3.76
KZT1,651.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.11
BSD5.11
|
$1.69
KZT741.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
BSD4.54
|
$2.17
KZT951.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
BSD2.28
|
$0.58
KZT253.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
BSD1.21
|
$0.81
KZT354.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
BSD1.94
|
$0.93
KZT407.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
BSD2.07
|
$0.92
KZT404.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.28
BSD2.28
|
$0.24
KZT105.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.65
BSD1.65
|
$0.18
KZT78.32
|
|
pay 67.8% less for transportation
Nassau
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.23
BSD6.23
|
$1.74
KZT766.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
BSD50.00
|
$15.80
KZT6,946.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
|
$19,868.62
KZT8,732,364.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.43
BSD25.43
|
$4.06
KZT1,786.17
|
|
pay 73.3% less for housing
Nassau
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.43
BSD93.43
|
$12.80
KZT5,624.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$983.33
BSD983.33
|
$453.25
KZT199,207.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.50
BSD1,062.50
|
$295.32
KZT129,794.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.22
BSD203.22
|
$38.61
KZT16,969.78
|
|
pay 47.7% less for childcare
Nassau
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.67
BSD556.67
|
$224.97
KZT98,877.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,785.71
BSD13,785.71
|
$8,854.27
KZT3,891,497.69
|
|
pay 70.4% less for entertainment and sports
Nassau
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
BSD3.75
|
$1.13
KZT496.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.47
BSD5.47
|
$1.93
KZT850.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.50
BSD10.50
|
$1.58
KZT694.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.62
BSD117.62
|
$49.93
KZT21,944.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
BSD18.00
|
$4.52
KZT1,984.63
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
Nassau
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.43
BSD66.43
|
$76.57
KZT33,653.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.25
BSD66.25
|
$42.15
KZT18,523.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.00
BSD117.00
|
$94.11
KZT41,363.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.00
BSD120.00
|
$92.91
KZT40,833.73
|
|
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