Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 19.7% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Astana, you would:
pay 13.1% less for restaurants
|
Astana
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.10
KZT5,281.47
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.06
KZT3,168.88
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
KZT501.91
|
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
KZT268.75
|
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
|
pay 5.0% less for groceries
|
Astana
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
KZT269.84
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
KZT2,534.03
|
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.31
KZT2,253.45
|
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
KZT864.74
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
KZT1,171.86
|
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT303.56
|
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT450.65
|
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
KZT496.49
|
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
KZT441.45
|
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT120.34
|
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT103.30
|
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Astana
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.87
KZT978.68
|
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.15
KZT7,922.21
|
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,193.94
KZT10,562,943.39
|
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.86
KZT3,063.25
|
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
|
pay 89.2% more for housing
|
Astana
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.70
KZT6,645.00
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.50
KZT242,444.70
|
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.20
KZT174,288.57
|
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
KZT22,059.42
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
|
pay 75.8% less for childcare
|
Astana
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.18
KZT118,833.11
|
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,062.07
KZT3,170,914.35
|
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Astana
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.21
KZT633.78
|
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
KZT1,132.02
|
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
KZT911.05
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.49
KZT29,027.78
|
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
KZT2,640.74
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
pay 51.8% less for clothing
|
Astana
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.02
KZT39,762.88
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.98
KZT22,483.98
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.59
KZT52,094.52
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.40
KZT47,810.66
|
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
|
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