Cost of living comparison
Astana is 2.2 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Astana instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 91.5% more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,714
|
$10.10
KZT5,040.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS2,000
|
$6.06
KZT3,024.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.96
KZT478.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS286
|
$0.51
KZT256.47
|
|
pay 12.2% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS667
|
$0.52
KZT257.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,072
|
$4.84
KZT2,418.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,029
|
$4.31
KZT2,150.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,042
|
$1.65
KZT825.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,080
|
$2.24
KZT1,118.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS800
|
$0.58
KZT289.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS219
|
$0.86
KZT430.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS527
|
$0.95
KZT473.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.84
KZT421.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS251
|
$0.23
KZT114.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.20
KZT98.58
|
|
pay 23.5% more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,235
|
$1.87
KZT933.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,430
|
$15.15
KZT7,560.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,286,250
|
$20,193.94
KZT10,080,400.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,315
|
$5.86
KZT2,923.32
|
|
pay 85.9% more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,288
|
$12.70
KZT6,341.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,870
|
$463.50
KZT231,369.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,672
|
$333.20
KZT166,326.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,727
|
$42.17
KZT21,051.68
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,148
|
$227.18
KZT113,404.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,778
|
$6,062.07
KZT3,026,058.57
|
|
pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$1.21
KZT604.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS786
|
$2.16
KZT1,080.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS966
|
$1.74
KZT869.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
$55.49
KZT27,701.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.05
KZT2,520.10
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,478
|
$76.02
KZT37,946.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,906
|
$42.98
KZT21,456.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,954
|
$99.59
KZT49,714.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,481
|
$91.40
KZT45,626.54
|
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