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
KZT5,021.07
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.06
KZT3,012.64
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
KZT477.16
|
$1.05
SYP2,638
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
KZT255.50
|
$0.54
SYP1,369
|
|
pay 5.0% less for groceries
|
Astana
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
KZT256.53
|
$0.63
SYP1,588
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
KZT2,409.09
|
$1.67
SYP4,203
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.31
KZT2,142.34
|
$4.05
SYP10,163
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
KZT822.10
|
$1.97
SYP4,941
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
KZT1,114.08
|
$3.01
SYP7,557
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT288.59
|
$0.46
SYP1,144
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT428.43
|
$0.96
SYP2,424
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
KZT472.01
|
$0.46
SYP1,152
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
KZT419.69
|
$0.39
SYP979
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT114.41
|
$0.27
SYP672
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT98.20
|
$0.28
SYP694
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Astana
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.87
KZT930.43
|
$15.92
SYP40,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.15
KZT7,531.61
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,193.94
KZT10,042,143.45
|
$18,500.00
SYP46,481,805
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.86
KZT2,912.22
|
$11.00
SYP27,638
|
|
pay 89.2% more for housing
|
Astana
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.70
KZT6,317.38
|
$66.75
SYP167,711
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.50
KZT230,491.10
|
$282.23
SYP709,121
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.20
KZT165,695.37
|
$145.72
SYP366,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
KZT20,971.79
|
$53.53
SYP134,494
|
|
pay 75.8% less for childcare
|
Astana
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.18
KZT112,974.11
|
$48.33
SYP121,439
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,062.07
KZT3,014,574.22
|
$1,650.00
SYP4,145,674
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Astana
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.21
KZT602.53
|
$1.25
SYP3,141
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
KZT1,076.21
|
$1.27
SYP3,203
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
KZT866.13
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.49
KZT27,596.58
|
$13.30
SYP33,417
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
KZT2,510.54
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 51.8% less for clothing
|
Astana
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.02
KZT37,802.39
|
$22.00
SYP55,276
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.98
KZT21,375.42
|
$23.50
SYP59,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.59
KZT49,526.03
|
$47.50
SYP119,345
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.40
KZT45,453.38
|
$56.25
SYP141,330
|
|
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