Cost of living comparison
Astana is 55.6% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Astana instead of Paris, you would:
pay 65.6% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$7.90
₸3,526.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
$5.64
₸2,518.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$0.69
₸306.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.53
|
$0.47
₸209.29
|
|
pay 56.1% less for groceries
Paris
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
$0.46
₸203.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.09
|
$4.30
₸1,920.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.45
|
$3.76
₸1,676.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
$1.69
₸752.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€6.00
|
$2.17
₸966.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$0.58
₸257.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$0.81
₸360.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.40
|
$0.93
₸413.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$0.92
₸410.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.24
₸107.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.18
₸79.52
|
|
pay 65.2% less for transportation
Paris
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.69
|
$1.74
₸778.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€86.62
|
$15.80
₸7,052.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
$19,868.62
₸8,865,998.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.53
|
$4.06
₸1,813.50
|
|
pay 69.5% less for housing
Paris
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
$12.80
₸5,710.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,348.96
|
$453.25
₸202,255.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€973.39
|
$295.32
₸131,780.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€159.13
|
$38.61
₸17,229.48
|
|
pay 62.0% less for childcare
Paris
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€778.51
|
$224.97
₸100,390.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,940.10
|
$8,854.27
₸3,951,050.44
|
|
pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.21
|
$1.13
₸503.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$1.93
₸863.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
$1.58
₸705.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.82
|
$49.93
₸22,279.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$4.52
₸2,015.00
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
Paris
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€103.59
|
$76.57
₸34,168.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€39.38
|
$42.15
₸18,806.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€94.80
|
$94.11
₸41,996.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€134.32
|
$92.91
₸41,458.62
|
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