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
NGN5,099.53
|
$10.10
KZT5,284.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN8,637.46
|
$6.06
KZT3,170.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NGN769.50
|
$0.96
KZT502.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
NGN428.02
|
$0.51
KZT268.92
|
|
pay 3.7% more for groceries
|
Abuja
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
NGN2,065.91
|
$0.52
KZT270.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
NGN1,935.14
|
$4.84
KZT2,535.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.91
NGN16,883.66
|
$4.31
KZT2,254.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NGN2,416.99
|
$1.65
KZT865.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
NGN2,915.16
|
$2.24
KZT1,172.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
NGN2,327.64
|
$0.58
KZT303.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
NGN1,161.21
|
$0.86
KZT450.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,261.95
|
$0.95
KZT496.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,146.96
|
$0.84
KZT441.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
NGN1,027.05
|
$0.23
KZT120.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN985.26
|
$0.20
KZT103.36
|
|
pay 36.4% less for transportation
|
Abuja
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
NGN4,516.82
|
$1.87
KZT979.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.15
KZT7,927.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,193.94
KZT10,569,848.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.29
NGN14,374.95
|
$5.86
KZT3,065.26
|
|
pay 35.5% less for housing
|
Abuja
|
Astana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.56
NGN64,340.50
|
$12.70
KZT6,649.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,461.96
NGN3,811,389.20
|
$463.50
KZT242,603.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.05
NGN1,792,793.01
|
$333.20
KZT174,402.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.44
NGN36,286.46
|
$42.17
KZT22,073.84
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Abuja
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.90
NGN207,299.14
|
$227.18
KZT118,910.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,965.88
NGN3,043,394.69
|
$6,062.07
KZT3,172,987.18
|
|
pay 0.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Abuja
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
NGN1,850.97
|
$1.21
KZT634.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
NGN2,545.26
|
$2.16
KZT1,132.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
NGN3,096.22
|
$1.74
KZT911.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.84
NGN69,411.13
|
$55.49
KZT29,046.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
NGN12,931.33
|
$5.05
KZT2,642.46
|
|
pay 63.9% more for clothing
|
Abuja
|
Astana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.79
NGN46,115.64
|
$76.02
KZT39,788.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.76
NGN44,529.69
|
$42.98
KZT22,498.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.91
NGN106,676.78
|
$99.59
KZT52,128.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.63
NGN132,564.02
|
$91.40
KZT47,841.92
|
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