Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Astana, Kazakhstan

Astana vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Astana is 12.1% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 6.0% more in Astana
Groceries: pay 4.1% more in Astana
Transportation: pay 24.0% less in Astana
Housing: pay 11.7% less in Astana
Childcare: pay 46.5% less in Astana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.6% less in Astana
Clothing: pay 5.9% less in Astana

The cost of restaurants and groceries in Astana are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Astana.

Astana vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Astana instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 6.0% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Astana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB717.07	$10.10 KZT5,241.39	+9.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB398.37	$6.06 KZT3,144.83	+18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB83.68	$0.96 KZT498.10	-10.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB37.87	$0.51 KZT266.71	+5.9%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 4.1% more for groceries

	Moscow	Astana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB48.29	$0.52 KZT267.79	-16.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB343.89	$4.84 KZT2,514.80	+10.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB278.40	$4.31 KZT2,236.34	+20.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB118.60	$1.65 KZT858.17	+8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB154.97	$2.24 KZT1,162.97	+12.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB52.86	$0.58 KZT301.26	-14.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB52.09	$0.86 KZT447.23	+29.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB55.85	$0.95 KZT492.72	+32.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB87.69	$0.84 KZT438.10	-24.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB19.45	$0.23 KZT119.43	-7.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB16.33	$0.20 KZT102.51	-5.6%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 24.0% less for transportation

	Moscow	Astana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB173.14	$1.87 KZT971.25	-15.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,230.89	$15.15 KZT7,862.08	-47.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,390,235.43	$20,193.94 KZT10,482,772.82	-34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB454.14	$5.86 KZT3,040.00	+0.7%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 11.7% less for housing

	Moscow	Astana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB497.88	$12.70 KZT6,594.57	+99.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB74,974.87	$463.50 KZT240,604.60	-51.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB45,527.48	$333.20 KZT172,965.75	-42.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB6,764.34	$42.17 KZT21,891.99	-51.3%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 46.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	Astana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB36,415.94	$227.18 KZT117,931.19	-51.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB812,843.25	$6,062.07 KZT3,146,847.76	-41.8%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Astana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB239.02	$1.21 KZT628.97	-60.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB197.05	$2.16 KZT1,123.43	-14.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB191.22	$1.74 KZT904.14	-28.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,524.24	$55.49 KZT28,807.47	+71.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB398.37	$5.05 KZT2,620.69	-1.1%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 5.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Astana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,334.71	$76.02 KZT39,461.09	-6.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,302.41	$42.98 KZT22,313.33	+1.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB8,504.45	$99.59 KZT51,699.13	-8.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB7,959.42	$91.40 KZT47,447.79	-10.4%
Average			-5.9%

Moscow vs. Astana - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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