Cost of living comparison
Quito is 35.4% more expensive than Astana.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.7% more in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 52.5% more in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 51.3% more in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 31.5% more in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 22.9% more in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 94.2% more in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 12.5% less in Quito
The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, housing, childcare, and restaurants in Quito are more expensive than in Astana. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Astana, you would:
pay 7.7% more for restaurants
|
Astana
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.10
KZT5,183.11
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.06
KZT3,109.87
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
KZT492.56
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
KZT263.74
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 52.5% more for groceries
|
Astana
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
KZT264.81
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
KZT2,486.84
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.31
KZT2,211.48
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
KZT848.63
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
KZT1,150.04
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT297.91
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT442.26
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
KZT487.24
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
KZT433.23
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT118.10
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT101.37
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 51.3% more for transportation
|
Astana
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.87
KZT960.46
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.15
KZT7,774.66
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,193.94
KZT10,366,219.87
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.86
KZT3,006.20
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 31.5% more for housing
|
Astana
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.70
KZT6,521.25
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.50
KZT237,929.43
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.20
KZT171,042.63
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
KZT21,648.58
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 22.9% more for childcare
|
Astana
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.18
KZT116,619.97
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,062.07
KZT3,111,859.47
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 94.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Astana
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.21
KZT621.97
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
KZT1,110.94
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
KZT894.09
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.49
KZT28,487.17
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
KZT2,591.55
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 12.5% less for clothing
|
Astana
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.02
KZT39,022.34
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.98
KZT22,065.24
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.59
KZT51,124.31
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.40
KZT46,920.24
|
$83.12
|
|
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