Cost of living comparison
Astana is 18.6% cheaper than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Astana instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 11.2% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$10.10
KZT5,021.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$6.06
KZT3,012.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$0.96
KZT477.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$0.51
KZT255.50
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$0.52
KZT256.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$4.84
KZT2,409.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$4.31
KZT2,142.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$1.65
KZT822.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$2.24
KZT1,114.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$0.58
KZT288.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.86
KZT428.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.95
KZT472.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$0.84
KZT419.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.23
KZT114.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.20
KZT98.20
|
|
pay 28.0% less for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$1.87
KZT930.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
$15.15
KZT7,531.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
$20,193.94
KZT10,042,143.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
$5.86
KZT2,912.22
|
|
pay 37.2% less for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
$12.70
KZT6,317.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
$463.50
KZT230,491.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
$333.20
KZT165,695.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
$42.17
KZT20,971.79
|
|
pay 31.9% less for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
$227.18
KZT112,974.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
$6,062.07
KZT3,014,574.22
|
|
pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$1.21
KZT602.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$2.16
KZT1,076.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$1.74
KZT866.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
$55.49
KZT27,596.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$5.05
KZT2,510.54
|
|
pay 16.7% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
$76.02
KZT37,802.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
$42.98
KZT21,375.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
$99.59
KZT49,526.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
$91.40
KZT45,453.38
|
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