Cost of living comparison

Astana, Kazakhstan

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 44.5% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 21.0% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 29.3% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 55.0% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 53.5% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.9% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 9.3% less in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Astana, you would:

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pay 21.0% more for restaurants

	Astana	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.10 KZT5,159.33	$9.93 MX$192.90	-1.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.06 KZT3,095.60	$7.45 MX$144.68	+22.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 KZT490.30	$1.08 MX$20.97	+12.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 KZT262.53	$0.77 MX$15.01	+50.4%
Average			+21.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Astana	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 KZT263.59	$2.45 MX$47.64	+375.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.84 KZT2,475.43	$4.87 MX$94.56	+0.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.31 KZT2,201.33	$5.51 MX$107.01	+27.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 KZT844.74	$2.18 MX$42.41	+32.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 KZT1,144.76	$3.57 MX$69.38	+59.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 KZT296.54	$1.22 MX$23.74	+110.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 KZT440.23	$0.67 MX$13.00	-22.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.95 KZT485.00	$0.80 MX$15.52	-15.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 KZT431.24	$0.83 MX$16.08	-2.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KZT117.56	$0.85 MX$16.53	+269.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT100.91	$0.83 MX$16.08	+319.1%
Average			+104.9%

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pay 29.3% more for transportation

	Astana	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.87 KZT956.05	$4.64 MX$90.10	+147.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.15 KZT7,738.99	$17.87 MX$347.23	+18.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,193.94 KZT10,318,657.46	$18,615.02 MX$361,696.31	-7.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.86 KZT2,992.41	$3.47 MX$67.52	-40.7%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 55.0% more for housing

	Astana	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.70 KZT6,491.33	$24.38 MX$473.70	+91.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$463.50 KZT236,837.76	$893.52 MX$17,361.42	+92.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$333.20 KZT170,257.85	$544.24 MX$10,574.68	+63.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.17 KZT21,549.25	$30.31 MX$588.96	-28.1%
Average			+55.0%

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pay 53.5% more for childcare

	Astana	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$227.18 KZT116,084.90	$381.33 MX$7,409.29	+67.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,062.07 KZT3,097,581.60	$8,426.99 MX$163,739.35	+39.0%
Average			+53.5%

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pay 56.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KZT619.12	$2.73 MX$53.05	+125.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 KZT1,105.84	$3.01 MX$58.41	+38.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.74 KZT889.98	$3.92 MX$76.20	+125.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.49 KZT28,356.46	$53.69 MX$1,043.16	-3.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.05 KZT2,579.66	$4.96 MX$96.45	-1.7%
Average			+56.9%

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pay 9.3% less for clothing

	Astana	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.02 KZT38,843.30	$56.36 MX$1,095.01	-25.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.98 KZT21,964.00	$41.06 MX$797.79	-4.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.59 KZT50,889.74	$91.99 MX$1,787.45	-7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.40 KZT46,704.96	$91.93 MX$1,786.22	+0.6%
Average			-9.3%

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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: June 2025

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