Cost of living comparison
Astana is 33.4% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Astana instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 98.5% more for restaurants
|
Abuja
|
Astana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.29
NGN5,489.20
|
$10.10
KZT5,021.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN9,297.47
|
$6.06
KZT3,012.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NGN828.30
|
$0.96
KZT477.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
NGN460.73
|
$0.51
KZT255.50
|
|
pay 3.7% more for groceries
|
Abuja
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
NGN2,223.77
|
$0.52
KZT256.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
NGN2,083.01
|
$4.84
KZT2,409.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.91
NGN18,173.77
|
$4.31
KZT2,142.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NGN2,601.68
|
$1.65
KZT822.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
NGN3,137.92
|
$2.24
KZT1,114.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
NGN2,505.50
|
$0.58
KZT288.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
NGN1,249.94
|
$0.86
KZT428.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,358.37
|
$0.95
KZT472.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,234.60
|
$0.84
KZT419.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
NGN1,105.53
|
$0.23
KZT114.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN1,060.55
|
$0.20
KZT98.20
|
|
pay 36.4% less for transportation
|
Abuja
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
NGN4,861.96
|
$1.87
KZT930.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.15
KZT7,531.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,193.94
KZT10,042,143.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.29
NGN15,473.37
|
$5.86
KZT2,912.22
|
|
pay 35.5% less for housing
|
Abuja
|
Astana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.56
NGN69,256.90
|
$12.70
KZT6,317.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,461.96
NGN4,102,625.74
|
$463.50
KZT230,491.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.05
NGN1,929,784.23
|
$333.20
KZT165,695.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.44
NGN39,059.19
|
$42.17
KZT20,971.79
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Abuja
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.90
NGN223,139.32
|
$227.18
KZT112,974.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,965.88
NGN3,275,947.10
|
$6,062.07
KZT3,014,574.22
|
|
pay 0.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Abuja
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
NGN1,992.40
|
$1.21
KZT602.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
NGN2,739.75
|
$2.16
KZT1,076.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
NGN3,332.81
|
$1.74
KZT866.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.84
NGN74,714.99
|
$55.49
KZT27,596.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
NGN13,919.44
|
$5.05
KZT2,510.54
|
|
pay 63.9% more for clothing
|
Abuja
|
Astana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.79
NGN49,639.43
|
$76.02
KZT37,802.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.76
NGN47,932.30
|
$42.98
KZT21,375.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.91
NGN114,828.18
|
$99.59
KZT49,526.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.63
NGN142,693.52
|
$91.40
KZT45,453.38
|
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