Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 3.4 times more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Astana, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Astana
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.10
KZT5,284.92
|
$21.44
€20.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.06
KZT3,170.95
|
$10.72
€10.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
KZT502.24
|
$2.46
€2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
KZT268.92
|
$1.95
€1.85
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Astana
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
KZT270.01
|
$1.85
€1.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
KZT2,535.69
|
$3.60
€3.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.31
KZT2,254.92
|
$5.32
€5.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
KZT865.30
|
$4.22
€4.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
KZT1,172.63
|
$4.64
€4.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT303.76
|
$1.11
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT450.94
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
KZT496.81
|
$1.28
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
KZT441.74
|
$1.86
€1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT120.42
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT103.36
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Astana
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.87
KZT979.32
|
$7.19
€6.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.15
KZT7,927.39
|
$123.25
€117.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,193.94
KZT10,569,848.38
|
$39,306.91
€37,428.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.86
KZT3,065.26
|
$26.47
€25.21
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Astana
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.70
KZT6,649.35
|
$55.82
€53.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.50
KZT242,603.19
|
$2,138.28
€2,036.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.20
KZT174,402.50
|
$1,827.10
€1,739.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
KZT22,073.84
|
$214.65
€204.39
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Astana
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.18
KZT118,910.79
|
$1,307.98
€1,245.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,062.07
KZT3,172,987.18
|
$9,645.87
€9,184.80
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.21
KZT634.19
|
$7.50
€7.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
KZT1,132.76
|
$4.33
€4.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
KZT911.65
|
$17.68
€16.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.49
KZT29,046.76
|
$56.25
€53.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
KZT2,642.46
|
$13.93
€13.27
|
|
pay 11.3% more for clothing
Astana
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.02
KZT39,788.87
|
$96.07
€91.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.98
KZT22,498.68
|
$41.10
€39.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.59
KZT52,128.57
|
$97.72
€93.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.40
KZT47,841.92
|
$114.27
€108.81
|
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