Cost of living comparison
Astana is 18.3% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Astana instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 57.3% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱191.50
|
$7.90
KZT3,502.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱174.89
|
$5.64
KZT2,501.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱40.78
|
$0.69
KZT304.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.62
|
$0.47
KZT207.87
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱69.98
|
$0.46
KZT202.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱185.77
|
$4.30
KZT1,907.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱385.73
|
$3.76
KZT1,665.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱103.88
|
$1.69
KZT747.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱109.13
|
$2.17
KZT959.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱66.50
|
$0.58
KZT255.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.64
|
$0.81
KZT357.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱60.59
|
$0.93
KZT411.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.15
|
$0.92
KZT407.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.04
|
$0.24
KZT106.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.42
|
$0.18
KZT78.98
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
Philippines
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱280.62
|
$1.74
KZT773.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱690.25
|
$15.80
KZT7,004.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,436,480.65
|
$19,868.62
KZT8,806,112.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱220.17
|
$4.06
KZT1,801.25
|
|
pay 3.3% more for housing
Philippines
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,192.67
|
$12.80
KZT5,671.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,454.11
|
$453.25
KZT200,889.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,837.88
|
$295.32
KZT130,890.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,274.75
|
$38.61
KZT17,113.10
|
|
pay 39.6% more for childcare
Philippines
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,743.27
|
$224.97
KZT99,712.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱342,666.36
|
$8,854.27
KZT3,924,362.90
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.20
|
$1.13
KZT500.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱134.43
|
$1.93
KZT857.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱139.78
|
$1.58
KZT700.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,158.58
|
$49.93
KZT22,129.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱289.61
|
$4.52
KZT2,001.39
|
|
pay 69.9% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,156.31
|
$76.57
KZT33,937.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,309.42
|
$42.15
KZT18,679.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,849.02
|
$94.11
KZT41,713.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,443.81
|
$92.91
KZT41,178.58
|
|
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