Cost of living comparison
Astana is 2.5 times more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Astana instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Islamabad
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.80
PKR500.99
|
$9.08
KZT4,358.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.32
PKR1,202.39
|
$6.47
KZT3,105.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
PKR88.72
|
$0.97
KZT465.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
PKR63.40
|
$0.56
KZT268.77
|
|
pay 96.7% more for groceries
Islamabad
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
PKR183.32
|
$0.56
KZT270.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.60
PKR722.44
|
$5.30
KZT2,543.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
PKR915.46
|
$4.83
KZT2,317.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
PKR344.93
|
$1.89
KZT905.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
PKR468.63
|
$2.53
KZT1,215.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
PKR138.31
|
$0.67
KZT322.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PKR107.35
|
$1.00
KZT478.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
PKR117.39
|
$1.14
KZT548.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR64.65
|
$1.18
KZT566.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
PKR44.81
|
$0.25
KZT119.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
PKR66.46
|
$0.23
KZT112.24
|
|
pay 55.5% more for transportation
Islamabad
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
PKR1,073.72
|
$2.00
KZT958.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.40
PKR1,502.98
|
$17.03
KZT8,172.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,008.34
PKR5,009,945.12
|
$22,704.14
KZT10,896,228.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.12
PKR1,146.28
|
$5.31
KZT2,549.72
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Islamabad
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.19
PKR4,781.38
|
$13.82
KZT6,632.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$165.35
PKR46,000.41
|
$522.20
KZT250,613.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.57
PKR27,700.82
|
$354.38
KZT170,075.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.07
PKR20,050.59
|
$45.07
KZT21,630.54
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Islamabad
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$53.93
PKR15,004.75
|
$228.83
KZT109,822.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,305.75
PKR363,262.77
|
$7,705.22
KZT3,697,907.64
|
|
pay 49.4% more for entertainment and sports
Islamabad
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
PKR551.09
|
$1.36
KZT653.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PKR510.36
|
$2.30
KZT1,105.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
PKR500.99
|
$1.82
KZT871.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.36
PKR5,665.09
|
$59.93
KZT28,761.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
PKR1,001.99
|
$5.68
KZT2,724.06
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Islamabad
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.87
PKR4,971.41
|
$78.42
KZT37,633.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.09
PKR6,701.30
|
$49.48
KZT23,744.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.47
PKR20,160.02
|
$109.43
KZT52,519.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.96
PKR10,559.22
|
$96.49
KZT46,308.48
|
|
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