Cost of living comparison
Astana is 33.8% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Astana instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 11.6% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,119
|
$9.08
KZT3,991.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
$6.47
KZT2,843.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,091
|
$0.97
KZT426.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,127
|
$0.56
KZT246.14
|
|
pay 56.6% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
$0.56
KZT247.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,305
|
$5.30
KZT2,329.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,235
|
$4.83
KZT2,122.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
$1.89
KZT829.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,525
|
$2.53
KZT1,113.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,277
|
$0.67
KZT295.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,156
|
$1.00
KZT437.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,538
|
$1.14
KZT502.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,723
|
$1.18
KZT518.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,616
|
$0.25
KZT109.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,940
|
$0.23
KZT102.78
|
|
pay 45.5% less for transportation
Seoul
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,428
|
$2.00
KZT877.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,910
|
$17.03
KZT7,483.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
$22,704.14
KZT9,978,589.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,938
|
$5.31
KZT2,334.99
|
|
pay 45.6% less for housing
Seoul
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
$13.82
KZT6,073.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
$522.20
KZT229,507.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩725,127
|
$354.38
KZT155,752.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
$45.07
KZT19,808.90
|
|
pay 51.5% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩523,417
|
$228.83
KZT100,573.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
$7,705.22
KZT3,386,483.75
|
|
pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,054
|
$1.36
KZT598.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,315
|
$2.30
KZT1,012.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
$1.82
KZT798.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,210
|
$59.93
KZT26,339.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,162
|
$5.68
KZT2,494.65
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
$78.42
KZT34,464.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
$49.48
KZT21,745.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
$109.43
KZT48,096.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩174,509
|
$96.49
KZT42,408.55
|
|
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