Cost of living comparison

Astana, Kazakhstan

compared to

Santiago, Chile

Santiago vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 60.0% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 77.5% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 81.8% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Santiago
Housing: pay 63.8% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 38.3% more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.9% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 23.6% less in Santiago

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

Santiago vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of Astana, you would:

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pay 77.5% more for restaurants

	Astana	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.10 KZT5,198.95	$12.36 CLF0.3000	+22.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.06 KZT3,119.37	$8.24 CLF0.2000	+36.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 KZT494.07	$1.78 CLF0.0400	+85.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 KZT264.55	$1.37 CLF0.0300	+165.9%
Average			+77.5%

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pay 81.8% more for groceries

	Astana	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 KZT265.62	$1.48 CLF0.0400	+187.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.84 KZT2,494.43	$5.49 CLF0.1300	+13.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.31 KZT2,218.23	$4.59 CLF0.1100	+6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 KZT851.23	$3.97 CLF0.1000	+139.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 KZT1,153.55	$2.88 CLF0.0700	+28.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 KZT298.82	$0.96 CLF0.0200	+64.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 KZT443.61	$0.71 CLF0.0200	-17.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.95 KZT488.73	$0.91 CLF0.0200	-4.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 KZT434.55	$0.84 CLF0.0200	-0.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KZT118.46	$0.80 CLF0.0200	+248.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT101.68	$0.66 CLF0.0200	+232.6%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Astana	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.87 KZT963.39	$5.14 CLF0.1300	+174.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.15 KZT7,798.42	$41.20 CLF1.0000	+172.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,193.94 KZT10,397,891.27	$18,540.00 CLF451.7100	-8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.86 KZT3,015.39	$12.41 CLF0.3000	+111.9%
Average			+112.6%

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pay 63.8% more for housing

	Astana	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.70 KZT6,541.17	$20.87 CLF0.5100	+64.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$463.50 KZT238,656.36	$513.58 CLF12.5100	+10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$333.20 KZT171,565.21	$439.93 CLF10.7200	+32.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.17 KZT21,714.73	$104.66 CLF2.5500	+148.2%
Average			+63.8%

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pay 38.3% more for childcare

	Astana	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$227.18 KZT116,976.28	$387.71 CLF9.4500	+70.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,062.07 KZT3,121,366.98	$6,421.89 CLF156.4600	+5.9%
Average			+38.3%

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pay 69.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KZT623.87	$2.83 CLF0.0700	+133.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 KZT1,114.33	$3.09 CLF0.0800	+42.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.74 KZT896.82	$5.15 CLF0.1300	+195.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.49 KZT28,574.21	$33.85 CLF0.8200	-39.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.05 KZT2,599.47	$5.87 CLF0.1400	+16.3%
Average			+69.9%

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pay 23.6% less for clothing

	Astana	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.02 KZT39,141.56	$52.80 CLF1.2900	-30.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.98 KZT22,132.65	$31.11 CLF0.7600	-27.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.59 KZT51,280.51	$73.37 CLF1.7900	-26.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.40 KZT47,063.59	$82.04 CLF2.0000	-10.2%
Average			-23.6%

Astana vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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