Cost of living comparison
Astana is 35.1% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Astana instead of Riga, you would:
pay 45.4% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$7.90
₸3,541.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$5.64
₸2,529.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.33
|
$0.69
₸308.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.20
|
$0.47
₸210.17
|
|
pay 29.2% less for groceries
Riga
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.25
|
$0.46
₸204.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€5.08
|
$4.30
₸1,928.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.15
|
$3.76
₸1,683.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
$1.69
₸755.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.27
|
$2.17
₸970.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.58
₸258.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.81
₸361.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.93
₸415.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.92
₸412.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.24
₸107.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.18
₸79.85
|
|
pay 52.4% less for transportation
Riga
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.31
|
$1.74
₸781.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.95
|
$15.80
₸7,082.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,694.29
|
$19,868.62
₸8,903,598.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€10.01
|
$4.06
₸1,821.19
|
|
pay 35.0% less for housing
Riga
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.59
|
$12.80
₸5,734.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€459.32
|
$453.25
₸203,113.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€316.63
|
$295.32
₸132,339.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€238.64
|
$38.61
₸17,302.55
|
|
pay 41.1% less for childcare
Riga
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€379.78
|
$224.97
₸100,815.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,387.76
|
$8,854.27
₸3,967,806.70
|
|
pay 44.0% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.13
|
$1.13
₸505.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.83
|
$1.93
₸866.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
$1.58
₸708.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€41.41
|
$49.93
₸22,374.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.39
|
$4.52
₸2,023.55
|
|
pay 1.3% more for clothing
Riga
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€67.05
|
$76.57
₸34,313.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€42.10
|
$42.15
₸18,886.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€72.36
|
$94.11
₸42,174.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€105.90
|
$92.91
₸41,634.44
|
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