Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 51.9% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Astana, you would:
pay 30.8% more for restaurants
|
Astana
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.08
KZT4,435.88
|
$10.09
MX$204.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
KZT3,160.56
|
$8.90
MX$180.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KZT473.90
|
$1.21
MX$24.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
KZT273.55
|
$0.84
MX$17.00
|
|
pay 98.1% more for groceries
|
Astana
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KZT275.37
|
$2.63
MX$53.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
KZT2,588.89
|
$5.57
MX$113.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
KZT2,359.04
|
$6.31
MX$128.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
KZT921.83
|
$2.49
MX$50.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
KZT1,237.33
|
$4.13
MX$83.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
KZT327.89
|
$1.42
MX$28.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KZT486.61
|
$0.70
MX$14.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
KZT558.39
|
$0.82
MX$16.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
KZT576.26
|
$0.91
MX$18.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
KZT122.05
|
$0.95
MX$19.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT114.23
|
$0.87
MX$17.57
|
|
pay 49.2% more for transportation
|
Astana
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
KZT975.65
|
$5.46
MX$110.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.03
KZT8,317.27
|
$21.52
MX$436.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,704.14
KZT11,089,690.70
|
$21,960.54
MX$445,419.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.31
KZT2,594.99
|
$5.34
MX$108.35
|
|
pay 69.7% more for housing
|
Astana
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
KZT6,750.03
|
$27.98
MX$567.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$522.20
KZT255,062.89
|
$1,058.85
MX$21,476.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$354.38
KZT173,095.61
|
$643.75
MX$13,056.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.07
KZT22,014.59
|
$41.48
MX$841.34
|
|
pay 54.4% more for childcare
|
Astana
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.83
KZT111,772.41
|
$408.19
MX$8,279.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,705.22
KZT3,763,563.78
|
$10,042.62
MX$203,691.52
|
|
pay 64.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Astana
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
KZT665.38
|
$2.97
MX$60.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
KZT1,125.18
|
$3.52
MX$71.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
KZT887.18
|
$4.45
MX$90.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.93
KZT29,272.16
|
$60.85
MX$1,234.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
KZT2,772.42
|
$5.94
MX$120.38
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
|
Astana
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
KZT38,301.57
|
$66.94
MX$1,357.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.48
KZT24,166.28
|
$45.00
MX$912.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.43
KZT53,452.31
|
$110.60
MX$2,243.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.49
KZT47,130.68
|
$106.14
MX$2,152.87
|
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