Cost of living comparison
Astana is 24.2% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Astana instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 17.3% more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$7.90
KZT3,502.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$5.64
KZT2,501.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$0.69
KZT304.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$0.47
KZT207.87
|
|
pay 26.9% less for groceries
Riyadh
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$0.46
KZT202.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
$4.30
KZT1,907.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$3.76
KZT1,665.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$1.69
KZT747.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$2.17
KZT959.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$0.58
KZT255.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
$0.81
KZT357.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$0.93
KZT411.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$0.92
KZT407.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$0.24
KZT106.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$0.18
KZT78.98
|
|
pay 41.1% less for transportation
Riyadh
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$1.74
KZT773.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
$15.80
KZT7,004.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR89,986.11
|
$19,868.62
KZT8,806,112.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
$4.06
KZT1,801.25
|
|
pay 57.1% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
$12.80
KZT5,671.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,478.49
|
$453.25
KZT200,889.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.20
|
$295.32
KZT130,890.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
$38.61
KZT17,113.10
|
|
pay 4.2% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,396.00
|
$224.97
KZT99,712.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.22
|
$8,854.27
KZT3,924,362.90
|
|
pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$1.13
KZT500.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$1.93
KZT857.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$1.58
KZT700.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.11
|
$49.93
KZT22,129.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$4.52
KZT2,001.39
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
$76.57
KZT33,937.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
$42.15
KZT18,679.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.45
|
$94.11
KZT41,713.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR360.98
|
$92.91
KZT41,178.58
|
|
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