Cost of living comparison

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Astana is 14.5% more expensive than Rabat.

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

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pay 48.9% more for restaurants

 
Rabat
Astana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.03
MAD50.62
$10.10
KZT5,040.20
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.04
MAD60.75
$6.06
KZT3,024.12
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.63
MAD6.31
$0.96
KZT478.98

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pay 24.0% more for groceries

 
Rabat
Astana
Bread
1 loaf
$0.43
MAD4.37
$0.52
KZT257.51
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.52
MAD55.55
$4.84
KZT2,418.27
Milk (1 gallon) $3.01
MAD30.28
$4.31
KZT2,150.50

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pay 40.8% less for transportation

 
Rabat
Astana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.58
MAD56.16
$1.87
KZT933.97
Monthly public transit pass $25.17
MAD253.11
$15.15
KZT7,560.30
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,227.16
MAD344,236.02
$20,193.94
KZT10,080,400.09

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pay 10.6% more for housing

 
Rabat
Astana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$37.69
MAD379.08
$12.70
KZT6,341.44
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $396.93
MAD3,992.09
$463.50
KZT231,369.18
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $225.91
MAD2,272.07
$333.20
KZT166,326.60

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pay 44.9% more for childcare

 
Rabat
Astana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $126.81
MAD1,275.39
$227.18
KZT113,404.50
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,470.70
MAD55,021.01
$6,062.07
KZT3,026,058.57

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pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Rabat
Astana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.03
MAD40.50
$1.21
KZT604.82
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.75
MAD17.58
$2.16
KZT1,080.31
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.98
MAD39.99
$1.74
KZT869.43

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pay 16.3% more for clothing

 
Rabat
Astana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$49.04
MAD493.17
$76.02
KZT37,946.41
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.40
MAD426.42
$42.98
KZT21,456.85
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$94.38
MAD949.18
$99.59
KZT49,714.70

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