Cost of living comparison
Astana is 40.6% cheaper than Basseterre.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.4% less in Astana
- Groceries
-
pay 40.7% less in Astana
- Housing
-
pay 39.3% less in Astana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.8% less in Astana
- Clothing
-
pay 18.8% less in Astana
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and clothing are lower in Astana.
If you lived in Astana instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 60.4% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$10.10
KZT5,290.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$6.06
KZT3,174.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.96
KZT502.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.51
KZT269.20
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.52
KZT270.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$4.84
KZT2,538.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$4.31
KZT2,257.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$1.65
KZT866.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$2.24
KZT1,173.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.58
KZT304.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.86
KZT451.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.95
KZT497.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.84
KZT442.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.23
KZT120.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.20
KZT103.47
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$1.87
KZT980.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.15
KZT7,935.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,193.94
KZT10,580,642.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.86
KZT3,068.39
|
pay 39.3% less for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$12.70
KZT6,656.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$463.50
KZT242,850.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$333.20
KZT174,580.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$42.17
KZT22,096.38
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$227.18
KZT119,032.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,062.07
KZT3,176,227.55
|
pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.21
KZT634.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.16
KZT1,133.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$1.74
KZT912.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$55.49
KZT29,076.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$5.05
KZT2,645.16
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$76.02
KZT39,829.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.98
KZT22,521.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$99.59
KZT52,181.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.40
KZT47,890.77
|
|
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