Cost of living comparison

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

compared to

Astana, Kazakhstan

Astana vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary

Astana is 12.4% more expensive than Tashkent.

Restaurants: pay 81.9% more in Astana
Groceries: pay 11.7% more in Astana
Transportation: pay 23.7% more in Astana
Housing: pay 4.3% less in Astana
Childcare: pay 29.3% less in Astana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0% more in Astana
Clothing: pay 3.8% less in Astana

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

Astana vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.9% more for restaurants

	Tashkent	Astana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.03 UZS64,906.20	$10.10 KZT5,088.29	+100.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 UZS51,649.36	$6.06 KZT3,052.98	+51.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UZS7,393.14	$0.96 KZT483.55	+67.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS3,196.44	$0.51 KZT258.92	+107.5%
Average			+81.9%

Tashkent vs. Astana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.7% more for groceries

	Tashkent	Astana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 UZS6,304.40	$0.52 KZT259.97	+5.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 UZS46,163.98	$4.84 KZT2,441.34	+35.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 UZS53,371.11	$4.31 KZT2,171.02	+4.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 UZS21,702.12	$1.65 KZT833.11	-1.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 UZS22,633.07	$2.24 KZT1,129.00	+27.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 UZS7,883.75	$0.58 KZT292.46	-4.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,910.30	$0.86 KZT434.17	+12.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 UZS12,505.27	$0.95 KZT478.33	-2.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 UZS8,357.15	$0.84 KZT425.30	+30.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 UZS2,777.31	$0.23 KZT115.94	+7.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 UZS2,236.26	$0.20 KZT99.52	+14.0%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 23.7% more for transportation

	Tashkent	Astana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.69 UZS47,655.49	$1.87 KZT942.89	-49.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.71 UZS138,355.72	$15.15 KZT7,632.44	+41.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,484.77 UZS238,681,614.17	$20,193.94 KZT10,176,588.70	+9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.02 UZS39,059.83	$5.86 KZT2,951.21	+93.6%
Average			+23.7%

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pay 4.3% less for housing

	Tashkent	Astana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.73 UZS164,371.36	$12.70 KZT6,401.95	-0.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.57 UZS8,477,906.85	$463.50 KZT233,576.94	-29.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$415.70 UZS5,367,676.71	$333.20 KZT167,913.71	-19.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.91 UZS412,013.09	$42.17 KZT21,252.56	+32.2%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 29.3% less for childcare

	Tashkent	Astana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.58 UZS3,790,836.38	$227.18 KZT114,486.62	-22.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,476.32 UZS122,361,525.12	$6,062.07 KZT3,054,933.65	-36.0%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Tashkent	Astana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 UZS15,057.85	$1.21 KZT610.60	+3.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 UZS22,271.84	$2.16 KZT1,090.61	+25.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 UZS25,824.68	$1.74 KZT877.73	-12.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.19 UZS609,346.88	$55.49 KZT27,966.05	+17.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 UZS64,561.70	$5.05 KZT2,544.15	+1.0%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 3.8% less for clothing

	Tashkent	Astana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.56 UZS691,523.62	$76.02 KZT38,308.50	+41.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 UZS714,230.56	$42.98 KZT21,661.60	-22.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.15 UZS1,319,016.46	$99.59 KZT50,189.09	-2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.71 UZS1,739,437.34	$91.40 KZT46,061.92	-32.1%
Average			-3.8%

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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: March 2025

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