Cost of living comparison
Astana is 32.7% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Astana instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 6.5% more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,005
|
$10.10
KZT5,021.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥804
|
$6.06
KZT3,012.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥172
|
$0.96
KZT477.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥115
|
$0.51
KZT255.50
|
|
pay 51.7% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥252
|
$0.52
KZT256.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,082
|
$4.84
KZT2,409.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥909
|
$4.31
KZT2,142.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥322
|
$1.65
KZT822.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥504
|
$2.24
KZT1,114.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥367
|
$0.58
KZT288.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥164
|
$0.86
KZT428.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥409
|
$0.95
KZT472.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥373
|
$0.84
KZT419.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥199
|
$0.23
KZT114.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.20
KZT98.20
|
|
pay 54.5% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥682
|
$1.87
KZT930.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,047
|
$15.15
KZT7,531.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,359,528
|
$20,193.94
KZT10,042,143.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,302
|
$5.86
KZT2,912.22
|
|
pay 57.5% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,917
|
$12.70
KZT6,317.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥172,898
|
$463.50
KZT230,491.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥89,974
|
$333.20
KZT165,695.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,686
|
$42.17
KZT20,971.79
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥82,306
|
$227.18
KZT112,974.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,238,932
|
$6,062.07
KZT3,014,574.22
|
|
pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥503
|
$1.21
KZT602.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥525
|
$2.16
KZT1,076.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥603
|
$1.74
KZT866.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,365
|
$55.49
KZT27,596.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,910
|
$5.05
KZT2,510.54
|
|
pay 32.1% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Astana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,118
|
$76.02
KZT37,802.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,690
|
$42.98
KZT21,375.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,787
|
$99.59
KZT49,526.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,793
|
$91.40
KZT45,453.38
|
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