Cost of living comparison
Astana is 38.4% cheaper than Bratislava.
If you lived in Astana instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 38.1% less for restaurants
Bratislava
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$10.10
KZT5,281.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
$6.06
KZT3,168.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
€1.88
|
$0.96
KZT501.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.47
|
$0.51
KZT268.75
|
|
pay 37.4% less for groceries
Bratislava
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.75
€1.68
|
$0.52
KZT269.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.25
|
$4.84
KZT2,534.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.16
|
$4.31
KZT2,253.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
€3.08
|
$1.65
KZT864.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.32
|
$2.24
KZT1,171.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$0.58
KZT303.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.86
KZT450.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.97
|
$0.95
KZT496.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
€1.89
|
$0.84
KZT441.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.72
|
$0.23
KZT120.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.74
|
$0.20
KZT103.30
|
|
pay 53.1% less for transportation
Bratislava
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
€6.16
|
$1.87
KZT978.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.58
€36.99
|
$15.15
KZT7,922.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,650.55
€23,634.28
|
$20,193.94
KZT10,562,943.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.65
€15.00
|
$5.86
KZT3,063.25
|
|
pay 50.4% less for housing
Bratislava
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
€19.73
|
$12.70
KZT6,645.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$769.99
€738.25
|
$463.50
KZT242,444.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.27
€591.82
|
$333.20
KZT174,288.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.33
€179.61
|
$42.17
KZT22,059.42
|
|
pay 61.5% less for childcare
Bratislava
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$612.91
€587.65
|
$227.18
KZT118,833.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,233.33
€14,605.30
|
$6,062.07
KZT3,170,914.35
|
|
pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bratislava
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
€2.57
|
$1.21
KZT633.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.81
€2.70
|
$2.16
KZT1,132.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
$1.74
KZT911.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.95
€44.06
|
$55.49
KZT29,027.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.15
€10.69
|
$5.05
KZT2,640.74
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
Bratislava
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.52
€70.49
|
$76.02
KZT39,762.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
€35.52
|
$42.98
KZT22,483.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.22
€79.79
|
$99.59
KZT52,094.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.33
€97.15
|
$91.40
KZT47,810.66
|
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