Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 2.4 times more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Astana, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Astana
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.10
KZT5,021.07
|
$13.86
SEK152.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.06
KZT3,012.64
|
$10.16
SEK111.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
KZT477.16
|
$2.56
SEK28.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
KZT255.50
|
$2.13
SEK23.37
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Astana
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
KZT256.53
|
$2.66
SEK29.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
KZT2,409.09
|
$5.29
SEK58.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.31
KZT2,142.34
|
$5.43
SEK59.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
KZT822.10
|
$3.82
SEK41.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
KZT1,114.08
|
$5.15
SEK56.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT288.59
|
$1.38
SEK15.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT428.43
|
$1.10
SEK12.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
KZT472.01
|
$1.36
SEK14.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
KZT419.69
|
$1.78
SEK19.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT114.41
|
$0.71
SEK7.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT98.20
|
$0.79
SEK8.66
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Astana
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.87
KZT930.43
|
$6.67
SEK73.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.15
KZT7,531.61
|
$94.22
SEK1,034.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,193.94
KZT10,042,143.45
|
$28,544.48
SEK313,378.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.86
KZT2,912.22
|
$27.62
SEK303.24
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Astana
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.70
KZT6,317.38
|
$33.49
SEK367.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.50
KZT230,491.10
|
$1,542.54
SEK16,934.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.20
KZT165,695.37
|
$965.24
SEK10,596.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
KZT20,971.79
|
$139.65
SEK1,533.14
|
|
pay 20.9% less for childcare
Astana
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.18
KZT112,974.11
|
$144.54
SEK1,586.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,062.07
KZT3,014,574.22
|
$5,727.37
SEK62,878.52
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.21
KZT602.53
|
$7.30
SEK80.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
KZT1,076.21
|
$4.27
SEK46.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
KZT866.13
|
$6.56
SEK72.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.49
KZT27,596.58
|
$39.99
SEK438.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
KZT2,510.54
|
$15.61
SEK171.39
|
|
pay 29.1% more for clothing
Astana
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.02
KZT37,802.39
|
$90.26
SEK990.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.98
KZT21,375.42
|
$43.14
SEK473.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.59
KZT49,526.03
|
$106.21
SEK1,166.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.40
KZT45,453.38
|
$174.28
SEK1,913.40
|
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