Cost of living comparison
Astana is 5.9% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Astana instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 78.8% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB76.52
|
$7.90
KZT3,502.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
$5.64
KZT2,501.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.54
|
$0.69
KZT304.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB13.01
|
$0.47
KZT207.87
|
|
pay 9.1% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
$0.46
KZT202.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB293.77
|
$4.30
KZT1,907.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB237.36
|
$3.76
KZT1,665.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
$1.69
KZT747.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.36
|
$2.17
KZT959.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.28
|
$0.58
KZT255.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.53
|
$0.81
KZT357.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB29.11
|
$0.93
KZT411.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.68
|
$0.92
KZT407.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.70
|
$0.24
KZT106.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB16.89
|
$0.18
KZT78.98
|
|
pay 47.8% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB167.94
|
$1.74
KZT773.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB893.85
|
$15.80
KZT7,004.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
$19,868.62
KZT8,806,112.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB355.89
|
$4.06
KZT1,801.25
|
|
pay 12.8% more for housing
Thailand
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
$12.80
KZT5,671.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
$453.25
KZT200,889.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
$295.32
KZT130,890.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
$38.61
KZT17,113.10
|
|
pay 21.7% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
$224.97
KZT99,712.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
$8,854.27
KZT3,924,362.90
|
|
pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB69.78
|
$1.13
KZT500.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.47
|
$1.93
KZT857.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
$1.58
KZT700.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
$49.93
KZT22,129.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB207.03
|
$4.52
KZT2,001.39
|
|
pay 50.6% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
$76.57
KZT33,937.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
$42.15
KZT18,679.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
$94.11
KZT41,713.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
$92.91
KZT41,178.58
|
|
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