Cost of living comparison
Astana is 2.4 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Astana instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 88.7% more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,712
|
$9.08
KZT4,435.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
$6.47
KZT3,160.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.97
KZT473.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$0.56
KZT273.55
|
|
pay 30.9% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
$0.56
KZT275.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,070
|
$5.30
KZT2,588.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,376
|
$4.83
KZT2,359.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
$1.89
KZT921.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$2.53
KZT1,237.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS799
|
$0.67
KZT327.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$1.00
KZT486.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS526
|
$1.14
KZT558.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS259
|
$1.18
KZT576.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.25
KZT122.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.23
KZT114.23
|
|
pay 32.6% more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
$2.00
KZT975.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,416
|
$17.03
KZT8,317.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,280,888
|
$22,704.14
KZT11,089,690.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,311
|
$5.31
KZT2,594.99
|
|
pay 97.2% more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,264
|
$13.82
KZT6,750.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,741
|
$522.20
KZT255,062.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,761
|
$354.38
KZT173,095.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,653
|
$45.07
KZT22,014.59
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,095
|
$228.83
KZT111,772.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,145
|
$7,705.22
KZT3,763,563.78
|
|
pay 33.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,996
|
$1.36
KZT665.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS785
|
$2.30
KZT1,125.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
$1.82
KZT887.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,270
|
$59.93
KZT29,272.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.68
KZT2,772.42
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,464
|
$78.42
KZT38,301.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,889
|
$49.48
KZT24,166.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,938
|
$109.43
KZT53,452.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,433
|
$96.49
KZT47,130.68
|
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