Cost of living comparison

Astana, Kazakhstan

compared to

Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 71.2% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 47.4% more in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 66.9% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 57.8% more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 0.6% less in Bucharest

The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and groceries in Bucharest are more expensive than in Astana. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

Bucharest vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Astana	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.10 KZT5,198.95	$11.85 RON51.94	+17.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.06 KZT3,119.37	$7.54 RON33.05	+24.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 KZT494.07	$2.00 RON8.75	+108.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 KZT264.55	$2.20 RON9.66	+328.9%
Average			+119.7%

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pay 47.4% more for groceries

	Astana	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 KZT265.62	$1.17 RON5.15	+127.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.84 KZT2,494.43	$4.52 RON19.83	-6.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.31 KZT2,218.23	$6.34 RON27.79	+47.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 KZT851.23	$3.28 RON14.36	+98.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 KZT1,153.55	$3.09 RON13.54	+37.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 KZT298.82	$0.59 RON2.57	+0.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 KZT443.61	$0.77 RON3.37	-10.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.95 KZT488.73	$0.75 RON3.29	-20.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 KZT434.55	$0.88 RON3.86	+4.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KZT118.46	$0.51 RON2.22	+120.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT101.68	$0.44 RON1.93	+123.1%
Average			+47.4%

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pay 66.9% more for transportation

	Astana	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.87 KZT963.39	$6.09 RON26.70	+225.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.15 KZT7,798.42	$17.24 RON75.55	+13.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,193.94 KZT10,397,891.27	$26,003.12 RON113,961.26	+28.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.86 KZT3,015.39	$5.82 RON25.50	-0.7%
Average			+66.9%

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pay 57.8% more for housing

	Astana	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.70 KZT6,541.17	$9.35 RON41.00	-26.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$463.50 KZT238,656.36	$601.94 RON2,638.05	+29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$333.20 KZT171,565.21	$397.23 RON1,740.90	+19.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.17 KZT21,714.73	$130.07 RON570.03	+208.4%
Average			+57.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Astana	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$227.18 KZT116,976.28	$527.95 RON2,313.80	+132.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,062.07 KZT3,121,366.98	$10,631.65 RON46,594.27	+75.4%
Average			+103.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KZT623.87	$3.23 RON14.16	+166.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 KZT1,114.33	$3.17 RON13.88	+46.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.74 KZT896.82	$5.98 RON26.20	+243.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.49 KZT28,574.21	$49.84 RON218.44	-10.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.05 KZT2,599.47	$8.62 RON37.77	+70.7%
Average			+103.4%

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pay 0.6% less for clothing

	Astana	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.02 KZT39,141.56	$78.42 RON343.66	+3.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.98 KZT22,132.65	$39.68 RON173.89	-7.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.59 KZT51,280.51	$85.94 RON376.66	-13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.40 KZT47,063.59	$105.80 RON463.69	+15.8%
Average			-0.6%

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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 2025

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