Cost of living comparison
Astana is 29.9% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Astana instead of Spain, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.63
|
$7.90
KZT3,489.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.91
|
$5.64
KZT2,492.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$0.69
KZT303.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.31
|
$0.47
KZT207.12
|
|
pay 25.8% less for groceries
Spain
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.46
KZT201.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.36
|
$4.30
KZT1,900.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.31
|
$3.76
KZT1,658.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
$1.69
KZT744.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.90
|
$2.17
KZT956.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.58
KZT254.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.81
KZT356.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.93
KZT409.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.92
KZT406.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.24
KZT106.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.18
KZT78.69
|
|
pay 56.0% less for transportation
Spain
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.23
|
$1.74
KZT770.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.22
|
$15.80
KZT6,979.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,752.70
|
$19,868.62
KZT8,774,111.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.21
|
$4.06
KZT1,794.70
|
|
pay 53.9% less for housing
Spain
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.95
|
$12.80
KZT5,650.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€651.52
|
$453.25
KZT200,159.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€533.07
|
$295.32
KZT130,415.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.75
|
$38.61
KZT17,050.91
|
|
pay 7.0% less for childcare
Spain
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€319.89
|
$224.97
KZT99,349.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,882.54
|
$8,854.27
KZT3,910,101.82
|
|
pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.49
|
$1.13
KZT498.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.73
|
$1.93
KZT854.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.18
|
$1.58
KZT697.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.47
|
$49.93
KZT22,048.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.86
|
$4.52
KZT1,994.12
|
|
pay 15.0% more for clothing
Spain
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.73
|
$76.57
KZT33,814.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.85
|
$42.15
KZT18,611.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.45
|
$94.11
KZT41,561.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.33
|
$92.91
KZT41,028.94
|
|
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