Cost of living comparison

Astana, Kazakhstan

compared to

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 91.0% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 94.1% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 38.0% more in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 99.6% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 99.3% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 3.7% more in Warsaw

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

Warsaw vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 94.1% more for restaurants

	Astana	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.10 KZT5,241.93	$9.90 PLN35.66	-2.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.06 KZT3,145.16	$8.66 PLN31.21	+43.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 KZT498.15	$1.79 PLN6.46	+86.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 KZT266.73	$1.79 PLN6.45	+248.3%
Average			+94.1%

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pay 38.0% more for groceries

	Astana	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 KZT267.81	$1.09 PLN3.92	+111.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.84 KZT2,515.06	$4.36 PLN15.70	-10.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.31 KZT2,236.57	$3.80 PLN13.68	-11.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 KZT858.26	$3.02 PLN10.89	+82.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 KZT1,163.09	$2.54 PLN9.15	+13.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 KZT301.29	$0.45 PLN1.63	-21.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 KZT447.27	$0.75 PLN2.69	-13.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.95 KZT492.77	$0.82 PLN2.96	-13.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 KZT438.15	$1.39 PLN5.00	+64.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KZT119.44	$0.41 PLN1.49	+80.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT102.52	$0.47 PLN1.69	+137.1%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 99.6% more for transportation

	Astana	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.87 KZT971.36	$6.20 PLN22.34	+231.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.15 KZT7,862.89	$27.22 PLN98.08	+79.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,193.94 KZT10,483,856.25	$30,732.76 PLN110,731.59	+52.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.86 KZT3,040.32	$7.92 PLN28.53	+35.2%
Average			+99.6%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Astana	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.70 KZT6,595.25	$17.20 PLN61.95	+35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$463.50 KZT240,629.46	$1,070.18 PLN3,855.92	+130.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$333.20 KZT172,983.63	$832.44 PLN2,999.30	+149.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.17 KZT21,894.25	$224.46 PLN808.74	+432.2%
Average			+187.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Astana	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$227.18 KZT117,943.38	$507.82 PLN1,829.71	+123.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,062.07 KZT3,147,173.00	$12,579.90 PLN45,325.97	+107.5%
Average			+115.5%

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pay 99.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KZT629.03	$3.71 PLN13.37	+206.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 KZT1,123.54	$3.66 PLN13.19	+69.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.74 KZT904.23	$4.76 PLN17.16	+173.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.49 KZT28,810.44	$42.25 PLN152.22	-23.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.05 KZT2,620.96	$8.66 PLN31.21	+71.6%
Average			+99.3%

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pay 3.7% more for clothing

	Astana	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.02 KZT39,465.17	$89.45 PLN322.29	+17.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.98 KZT22,315.64	$41.56 PLN149.73	-3.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.59 KZT51,704.47	$88.32 PLN318.23	-11.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.40 KZT47,452.69	$102.18 PLN368.14	+11.8%
Average			+3.7%

Astana vs. Warsaw - 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: July 2025

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