Cost of living comparison

Argentina

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Kazakhstan

Astana vs. Rosario Cost of Living Summary

Astana is 14.2% more expensive than Rosario.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% less in Astana
Groceries: pay 0.7% less in Astana
Transportation: pay 24.0% less in Astana
Housing: pay 81.9% more in Astana
Childcare: pay 3.6% more in Astana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% less in Astana
Clothing: pay 13.5% less in Astana

The cost of housing and childcare in Astana are more expensive than in Rosario. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Astana. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Astana.

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Astana vs. Rosario Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Astana instead of Rosario, you would:

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pay 20.2% less for restaurants

	Rosario	Astana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ARS15,177.50	$11.00 KZT4,985.16	+10.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50 ARS17,454.12	$7.83 KZT3,548.37	-31.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 ARS2,630.77	$1.10 KZT499.26	-36.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	$0.66 KZT298.06	-58.7%
Average			-20.2%

Rosario vs. Astana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.7% less for groceries

	Rosario	Astana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 ARS2,428.40	$0.63 KZT283.87	-60.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.20 ARS6,374.55	$6.10 KZT2,762.66	+45.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 ARS7,373.15	$4.93 KZT2,232.43	+1.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 ARS3,490.82	$2.23 KZT1,009.64	-3.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 ARS4,096.22	$2.69 KZT1,219.52	-0.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 ARS1,342.46	$0.82 KZT369.90	-7.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 ARS1,067.08	$1.06 KZT482.49	+51.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 ARS712.54	$1.03 KZT468.85	+120.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	$1.01 KZT456.93	+9.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS654.02	$0.31 KZT141.42	-27.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 ARS454.37	$0.20 KZT91.97	-32.2%
Average			-0.7%

Rosario vs. Astana - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.0% less for transportation

	Rosario	Astana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.26 ARS6,463.47	$2.53 KZT1,145.06	-40.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$16.78 KZT7,603.65
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,000.00 ARS42M	$24,607.50 KZT11M	-12.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	$11.19 KZT5,069.10	+16.5%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 81.9% more for housing

	Rosario	Astana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.33 ARS41,485.17	$17.96 KZT8,139.19	-34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.31 ARS380K	$575.82 KZT261K	+130.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.54 ARS307K	$394.61 KZT179K	+94.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ARS69,637.94	$52.26 KZT23,684.23	+13.9%
Average			+81.9%

Rosario vs. Astana - Cost of housing

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pay 3.6% more for childcare

	Rosario	Astana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.87 ARS706K	$374.89 KZT170K	-19.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,896.36 ARS14M	$11,828.93 KZT5M	+33.0%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Rosario	Astana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	$1.34 KZT608.29	-66.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 ARS4,553.25	$2.59 KZT1,174.34	-13.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.30 ARS5,008.57	$2.24 KZT1,013.82	-32.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.33 ARS44,520.67	$57.61 KZT26,110.84	+96.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.80 ARS7,285.20	$6.49 KZT2,940.08	+35.2%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 13.5% less for clothing

	Rosario	Astana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.00 ARS137K	$66.09 KZT29,953.79	-26.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 ARS91,065.00	$46.98 KZT21,290.23	-21.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.94 ARS176K	$120.13 KZT54,442.17	+3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.37 ARS210K	$129.87 KZT58,857.92	-6.1%
Average			-13.5%

Rosario vs. Astana - Cost of clothing

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