Cost of living comparison
Astana is 22.9% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Astana instead of Castries, you would:
pay 21.5% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Astana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.10
KZT5,281.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.06
KZT3,168.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.96
KZT501.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.51
KZT268.75
|
|
pay 50.5% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.52
KZT269.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$4.84
KZT2,534.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$4.31
KZT2,253.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$1.65
KZT864.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.24
KZT1,171.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$0.58
KZT303.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.86
KZT450.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.95
KZT496.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.84
KZT441.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.23
KZT120.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.20
KZT103.30
|
|
pay 48.4% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$1.87
KZT978.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.15
KZT7,922.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$20,193.94
KZT10,562,943.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.86
KZT3,063.25
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$12.70
KZT6,645.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$463.50
KZT242,444.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$333.20
KZT174,288.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$42.17
KZT22,059.42
|
|
pay 24.9% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$227.18
KZT118,833.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,062.07
KZT3,170,914.35
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.21
KZT633.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.16
KZT1,132.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.74
KZT911.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$55.49
KZT29,027.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$5.05
KZT2,640.74
|
|
pay 15.0% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$76.02
KZT39,762.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$42.98
KZT22,483.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$99.59
KZT52,094.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$91.40
KZT47,810.66
|
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