Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 49.3% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Astana, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
Astana
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.08
KZT4,355.40
|
$4.15
CN¥29.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
KZT3,103.22
|
$5.54
CN¥39.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KZT465.30
|
$0.50
CN¥3.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
KZT268.58
|
$0.31
CN¥2.19
|
|
pay 26.3% more for groceries
Astana
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KZT270.37
|
$1.43
CN¥10.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
KZT2,541.92
|
$6.83
CN¥48.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
KZT2,316.24
|
$7.46
CN¥52.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
KZT905.11
|
$1.75
CN¥12.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
KZT1,214.88
|
$1.44
CN¥10.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
KZT321.94
|
$0.96
CN¥6.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KZT477.78
|
$0.79
CN¥5.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
KZT548.26
|
$0.87
CN¥6.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
KZT565.81
|
$0.58
CN¥4.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
KZT119.84
|
$0.37
CN¥2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT112.16
|
$0.49
CN¥3.43
|
|
pay 50.2% more for transportation
Astana
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
KZT957.95
|
$4.35
CN¥30.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.03
KZT8,166.37
|
$34.62
CN¥244.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,704.14
KZT10,888,498.50
|
$20,773.90
CN¥146,495.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.31
KZT2,547.91
|
$4.68
CN¥33.01
|
|
pay 34.0% more for housing
Astana
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
KZT6,627.57
|
$13.59
CN¥95.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$522.20
KZT250,435.47
|
$969.73
CN¥6,838.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$354.38
KZT169,955.26
|
$561.86
CN¥3,962.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.07
KZT21,615.20
|
$42.17
CN¥297.38
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Astana
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.83
KZT109,744.60
|
$836.50
CN¥5,898.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,705.22
KZT3,695,284.18
|
$25,256.69
CN¥178,107.62
|
|
pay 40.9% more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
KZT653.31
|
$1.38
CN¥9.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
KZT1,104.76
|
$3.73
CN¥26.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
KZT871.08
|
$3.46
CN¥24.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.93
KZT28,741.10
|
$62.16
CN¥438.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
KZT2,722.12
|
$8.31
CN¥58.60
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
Astana
|
Beijing
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
KZT37,606.70
|
$65.57
CN¥462.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.48
KZT23,727.85
|
$35.21
CN¥248.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.43
KZT52,482.56
|
$85.31
CN¥601.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.49
KZT46,275.62
|
$112.58
CN¥793.92
|
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