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Astana vs. Ukraine Cost of Living Summary

Astana is 15.4% more expensive than Ukraine overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.2% more in Astana
Groceries: pay 0.3% more in Astana
Transportation: pay 3.7% less in Astana
Housing: pay 45.9% more in Astana
Childcare: pay 2.2% less in Astana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.7% more in Astana
Clothing: pay 3.8% more in Astana

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

Astana vs. Ukraine Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.2% more for restaurants

	Ukraine	Astana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.41 UAH280.12	$7.79 KZT3,751.92	+21.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.63 UAH245.83	$5.50 KZT2,648.41	-2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 UAH26.61	$0.94 KZT454.16	+54.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 UAH18.08	$0.54 KZT261.43	+31.1%
Average			+26.2%

Ukraine vs. Astana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.3% more for groceries

	Ukraine	Astana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 UAH29.71	$0.45 KZT216.54	-33.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 UAH184.11	$4.48 KZT2,157.09	+6.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10 UAH179.05	$3.74 KZT1,804.43	-8.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 UAH71.86	$1.67 KZT806.01	+1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.83 UAH80.00	$2.02 KZT971.45	+10.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 UAH17.33	$0.57 KZT274.92	+43.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 UAH29.46	$0.82 KZT395.44	+21.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 UAH32.52	$0.85 KZT408.62	+13.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 UAH39.20	$0.77 KZT373.11	-13.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 UAH11.98	$0.24 KZT115.03	-12.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 UAH9.78	$0.17 KZT80.74	-25.1%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 3.7% less for transportation

	Ukraine	Astana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 UAH223.49	$1.74 KZT836.57	-66.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 UAH532.46	$13.74 KZT6,621.04	+12.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,398.14 UAH1M	$20,134.22 KZT10M	-29.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.37 UAH190.94	$7.33 KZT3,531.22	+67.7%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 45.9% more for housing

	Ukraine	Astana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.80 UAH253.19	$13.37 KZT6,442.67	+130.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$311.65 UAH13,616.03	$456.75 KZT220K	+46.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$214.10 UAH9,354.01	$313.14 KZT151K	+46.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.84 UAH2,876.41	$39.46 KZT19,016.65	-40.1%
Average			+45.9%

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pay 2.2% less for childcare

	Ukraine	Astana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$259.96 UAH11,357.37	$229.54 KZT111K	-11.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,454.26 UAH195K	$4,780.94 KZT2M	+7.3%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 37.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Ukraine	Astana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 UAH44.49	$1.10 KZT529.68	+7.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.16 UAH50.64	$2.04 KZT983.95	+76.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.61 UAH113.84	$1.81 KZT873.98	-30.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.59 UAH1,030.58	$48.21 KZT23,230.84	+104.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.94 UAH172.07	$5.13 KZT2,471.85	+30.2%
Average			+37.7%

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pay 3.8% more for clothing

	Ukraine	Astana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 UAH2,256.06	$53.32 KZT25,695.38	+3.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.33 UAH1,324.96	$33.64 KZT16,211.51	+10.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 UAH3,386.13	$82.14 KZT39,579.08	+6.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.90 UAH3,927.90	$85.48 KZT41,189.35	-4.9%
Average			+3.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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