Cost of living comparison

Bern, Switzerland

compared to

Astana, Kazakhstan

Astana vs. Bern Cost of Living Summary

Astana is 67.9% cheaper than Bern.

Restaurants: pay 73.4% less in Astana
Groceries: pay 61.2% less in Astana
Transportation: pay 73.0% less in Astana
Housing: pay 72.5% less in Astana
Childcare: pay 87.4% less in Astana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.3% less in Astana
Clothing: pay 42.8% less in Astana

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Astana.

Astana vs. Bern Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.4% less for restaurants

	Bern	Astana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.23 CHF22.59	$10.10 KZT5,060.65	-61.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.11 CHF14.73	$6.06 KZT3,036.39	-64.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.65 CHF4.00	$0.96 KZT480.92	-79.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.30 CHF3.71	$0.51 KZT257.51	-88.1%
Average			-73.4%

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pay 61.2% less for groceries

	Bern	Astana
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23 CHF2.78	$0.52 KZT258.55	-84.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.69 CHF11.79	$4.84 KZT2,428.08	-64.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.62 CHF6.56	$4.31 KZT2,159.23	-43.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.84 CHF5.03	$1.65 KZT828.58	-71.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$13.31 CHF11.46	$2.24 KZT1,122.87	-83.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 CHF1.27	$0.58 KZT290.87	-60.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 CHF0.93	$0.86 KZT431.81	-20.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 CHF1.00	$0.95 KZT475.73	-17.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.71 CHF2.33	$0.84 KZT422.99	-68.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 CHF0.91	$0.23 KZT115.31	-78.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 CHF0.84	$0.20 KZT98.98	-79.9%
Average			-61.2%

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pay 73.0% less for transportation

	Bern	Astana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86 CHF6.77	$1.87 KZT937.76	-76.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$91.24 CHF78.58	$15.15 KZT7,590.98	-83.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,408.50 CHF32,219.16	$20,193.94 KZT10,121,309.25	-46.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$43.00 CHF37.03	$5.86 KZT2,935.18	-86.4%
Average			-73.0%

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pay 72.5% less for housing

	Bern	Astana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.66 CHF41.91	$12.70 KZT6,367.18	-73.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,382.42 CHF1,190.65	$463.50 KZT232,308.15	-66.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.93 CHF843.13	$333.20 KZT167,001.60	-66.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$253.38 CHF218.23	$42.17 KZT21,137.12	-83.4%
Average			-72.5%

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pay 87.4% less for childcare

	Bern	Astana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,022.33 CHF2,603.07	$227.18 KZT113,864.73	-92.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$34,215.09 CHF29,468.74	$6,062.07 KZT3,038,339.18	-82.3%
Average			-87.4%

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pay 65.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bern	Astana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.41 CHF6.38	$1.21 KZT607.28	-83.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.39 CHF4.64	$2.16 KZT1,084.69	-59.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.26 CHF8.84	$1.74 KZT872.96	-83.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.17 CHF61.29	$55.49 KZT27,814.14	-22.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$22.81 CHF19.65	$5.05 KZT2,530.33	-77.9%
Average			-65.3%

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pay 42.8% less for clothing

	Bern	Astana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$142.37 CHF122.62	$76.02 KZT38,100.40	-46.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.68 CHF54.84	$42.98 KZT21,543.93	-32.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$167.27 CHF144.07	$99.59 KZT49,916.46	-40.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$189.00 CHF162.78	$91.40 KZT45,811.71	-51.6%
Average			-42.8%

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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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