Cost of living comparison

 Astana, Kazakhstan
compared to
 Vilnius, Lithuania
Vilnius vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Vilnius is 87.6% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants
pay 2.1 times more in Vilnius
Groceries
pay 54.4% more in Vilnius
Transportation
pay 2.2 times more in Vilnius
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Vilnius
Childcare
pay 92.7% more in Vilnius
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.2 times more in Vilnius
Clothing
pay 6.3% more in Vilnius

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

Vilnius vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

 
Astana
Vilnius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.10
KZT5,291.51
$12.86
€12.33
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.06
KZT3,174.90
$8.57
€8.22
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.96
KZT502.86
$1.95
€1.87

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pay 54.4% more for groceries

 
Astana
Vilnius
Bread
1 loaf
$0.52
KZT270.35
$1.52
€1.46
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.84
KZT2,538.84
$6.36
€6.10
Milk (1 gallon) $4.31
KZT2,257.73
$5.17
€4.96

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
Astana
Vilnius
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.87
KZT980.54
$6.12
€5.87
Monthly public transit pass $15.15
KZT7,937.26
$31.08
€29.81
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,193.94
KZT10,583,010.17
$33,251.45
€31,886.71

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Astana
Vilnius
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$12.70
KZT6,657.63
$17.16
€16.46
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $463.50
KZT242,905.28
$795.81
€763.14
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $333.20
KZT174,619.67
$594.19
€569.80

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pay 92.7% more for childcare

 
Astana
Vilnius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $227.18
KZT119,058.86
$556.87
€534.01
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,062.07
KZT3,176,938.25
$8,496.16
€8,147.45

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Astana
Vilnius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.21
KZT634.98
$4.82
€4.62
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.16
KZT1,134.17
$3.37
€3.24
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.74
KZT912.78
$5.36
€5.14

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pay 6.3% more for clothing

 
Astana
Vilnius
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.02
KZT39,838.42
$82.32
€78.94
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.98
KZT22,526.69
$36.02
€34.54
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$99.59
KZT52,193.48
$100.70
€96.56

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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: January 2025
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