Cost of living comparison
Astana is 49.3% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Astana instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 67.7% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
kr2,516
|
$7.90
₸3,544.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,137
|
$5.64
₸2,531.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr347
|
$0.69
₸308.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr277
|
$0.47
₸210.35
|
|
pay 56.4% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr466
|
$0.46
₸204.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr984
|
$4.30
₸1,930.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr806
|
$3.76
₸1,684.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr771
|
$1.69
₸756.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,105
|
$2.17
₸971.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr214
|
$0.58
₸258.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr127
|
$0.81
₸361.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr168
|
$0.93
₸415.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr303
|
$0.92
₸412.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr170
|
$0.24
₸107.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr94
|
$0.18
₸79.92
|
|
pay 72.2% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,217
|
$1.74
₸782.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr8,965
|
$15.80
₸7,088.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,080,241
|
$19,868.62
₸8,911,209.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,026
|
$4.06
₸1,822.75
|
|
pay 68.7% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr8,757
|
$12.80
₸5,739.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr220,597
|
$453.25
₸203,287.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr188,671
|
$295.32
₸132,452.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,479
|
$38.61
₸17,317.34
|
|
pay 13.0% more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr38,623
|
$224.97
₸100,902.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr828,444
|
$8,854.27
₸3,971,198.52
|
|
pay 64.9% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,295
|
$1.13
₸506.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr619
|
$1.93
₸867.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,594
|
$1.58
₸708.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,204
|
$49.93
₸22,393.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,868
|
$4.52
₸2,025.27
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr14,791
|
$76.57
₸34,342.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr5,937
|
$42.15
₸18,902.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr18,836
|
$94.11
₸42,210.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr24,956
|
$92.91
₸41,670.03
|
|
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