Cost of living comparison
Astana is 15.3% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Astana instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 1.6% less for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP581.36
|
$9.08
KZT3,991.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP400.70
|
$6.47
KZT2,843.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP52.40
|
$0.97
KZT426.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP32.14
|
$0.56
KZT246.14
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP124.34
|
$0.56
KZT247.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP200.67
|
$5.30
KZT2,329.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP283.64
|
$4.83
KZT2,122.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP122.10
|
$1.89
KZT829.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP158.45
|
$2.53
KZT1,113.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP76.05
|
$0.67
KZT295.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.16
|
$1.00
KZT437.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP73.28
|
$1.14
KZT502.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP42.23
|
$1.18
KZT518.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP48.18
|
$0.25
KZT109.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.27
|
$0.23
KZT102.78
|
|
pay 59.6% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP287.98
|
$2.00
KZT877.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,008.73
|
$17.03
KZT7,483.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,702,969.62
|
$22,704.14
KZT9,978,589.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,282.24
|
$5.31
KZT2,334.99
|
|
pay 27.3% less for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,609.55
|
$13.82
KZT6,073.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP49,280.38
|
$522.20
KZT229,507.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP24,224.63
|
$354.38
KZT155,752.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,312.75
|
$45.07
KZT19,808.90
|
|
pay 14.2% less for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,142.10
|
$228.83
KZT100,573.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP384,722.78
|
$7,705.22
KZT3,386,483.75
|
|
pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP150.26
|
$1.36
KZT598.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP144.75
|
$2.30
KZT1,012.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP250.44
|
$1.82
KZT798.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,152.50
|
$59.93
KZT26,339.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP375.66
|
$5.68
KZT2,494.65
|
|
pay 7.6% more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,468.55
|
$78.42
KZT34,464.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,380.90
|
$49.48
KZT21,745.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,572.22
|
$109.43
KZT48,096.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,634.83
|
$96.49
KZT42,408.55
|
|
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