Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Astana, Kazakhstan

Astana vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Astana is 38.7% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 48.0% less in Astana
Groceries: pay 41.3% less in Astana
Transportation: pay 56.0% less in Astana
Housing: pay 62.2% less in Astana
Childcare: pay 48.8% less in Astana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.2% less in Astana
Clothing: pay 18.6% more in Astana

Expenses including housing, transportation, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Astana.

Astana vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.0% less for restaurants

	Rome	Astana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €13.92	$10.10 KZT5,183.11	-37.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.28	$6.06 KZT3,109.87	-43.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €1.93	$0.96 KZT492.56	-57.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €0.97	$0.51 KZT263.74	-54.3%
Average			-48.0%

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pay 41.3% less for groceries

	Rome	Astana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.54	$0.52 KZT264.81	-71.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.06	$4.84 KZT2,486.84	-30.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.37	$4.31 KZT2,211.48	-30.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.25	$1.65 KZT848.63	-56.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.24	$2.24 KZT1,150.04	-54.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.93	$0.58 KZT297.91	-45.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.80	$0.86 KZT442.26	-6.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.77	$0.95 KZT487.24	+6.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.95	$0.84 KZT433.23	-22.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.63	$0.23 KZT118.10	-68.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.68	$0.20 KZT101.37	-74.8%
Average			-41.3%

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pay 56.0% less for transportation

	Rome	Astana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.19	$1.87 KZT960.46	-73.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €32.48	$15.15 KZT7,774.66	-59.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €23,199.33	$20,193.94 KZT10,366,219.87	-24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €14.85	$5.86 KZT3,006.20	-65.8%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 62.2% less for housing

	Rome	Astana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €25.50	$12.70 KZT6,521.25	-56.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,021.96	$463.50 KZT237,929.43	-60.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €660.72	$333.20 KZT171,042.63	-56.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €144.82	$42.17 KZT21,648.58	-74.8%
Average			-62.2%

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pay 48.8% less for childcare

	Rome	Astana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €440.57	$227.18 KZT116,619.97	-55.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,083.22	$6,062.07 KZT3,111,859.47	-42.2%
Average			-48.8%

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pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Astana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.64	$1.21 KZT621.97	-77.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.32	$2.16 KZT1,110.94	+41.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.57	$1.74 KZT894.09	-72.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €50.49	$55.49 KZT28,487.17	-4.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.28	$5.05 KZT2,591.55	-52.9%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 18.6% more for clothing

	Rome	Astana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €56.66	$76.02 KZT39,022.34	+16.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €26.61	$42.98 KZT22,065.24	+39.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €66.81	$99.59 KZT51,124.31	+29.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €88.59	$91.40 KZT46,920.24	-10.7%
Average			+18.6%

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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: June 2025

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