Cost of living comparison

Victoria, Seychelles

compared to

Astana, Kazakhstan

Astana vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Astana is 35.4% cheaper than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 55.9% less in Astana
Groceries: pay 50.5% less in Astana
Transportation: pay 55.7% less in Astana
Housing: pay 61.4% less in Astana
Childcare: pay 2.0% more in Astana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.5% less in Astana
Clothing: pay 28.2% more in Astana

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

Astana vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.9% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Astana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.76 SCR238.28	$10.10 KZT5,165.98	-39.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 SCR138.08	$6.06 KZT3,099.59	-37.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75 SCR39.17	$0.96 KZT490.93	-65.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.71 SCR38.56	$0.51 KZT262.87	-81.1%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 50.5% less for groceries

	Victoria	Astana
Bread 1 loaf	$2.29 SCR32.58	$0.52 KZT263.93	-77.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.13 SCR257.69	$4.84 KZT2,478.62	-73.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 SCR106.90	$4.31 KZT2,204.17	-42.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.58 SCR50.83	$1.65 KZT845.83	-53.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 SCR42.63	$2.24 KZT1,146.24	-25.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.81	$0.58 KZT296.92	-40.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR15.61	$0.86 KZT440.79	-21.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.81	$0.95 KZT485.63	-2.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.27 SCR46.43	$0.84 KZT431.80	-74.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 SCR11.69	$0.23 KZT117.71	-72.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SCR10.38	$0.20 KZT101.04	-73.0%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 55.7% less for transportation

	Victoria	Astana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.82 SCR82.70	$1.87 KZT957.28	-67.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.82 SCR381.24	$15.15 KZT7,748.97	-43.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,617.26 SCR378,423.07	$20,193.94 KZT10,331,959.03	-24.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.18 SCR656.58	$5.86 KZT2,996.27	-87.3%
Average			-55.7%

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pay 61.4% less for housing

	Victoria	Astana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$163.87 SCR2,329.81	$12.70 KZT6,499.69	-92.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.92 SCR13,931.69	$463.50 KZT237,143.06	-52.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$794.53 SCR11,296.03	$333.20 KZT170,477.32	-58.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.52 SCR1,045.18	$42.17 KZT21,577.03	-42.6%
Average			-61.4%

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pay 2.0% more for childcare

	Victoria	Astana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.60 SCR2,382.76	$227.18 KZT116,234.54	+35.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,868.55 SCR126,086.03	$6,062.07 KZT3,101,574.62	-31.6%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Astana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.07 SCR57.81	$1.21 KZT619.92	-70.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.16 SCR73.39	$2.16 KZT1,107.27	-58.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.89 SCR325.38	$1.74 KZT891.13	-92.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.81 SCR1,362.13	$55.49 KZT28,393.02	-42.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 SCR79.43	$5.05 KZT2,582.99	-9.6%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 28.2% more for clothing

	Victoria	Astana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.58 SCR975.06	$76.02 KZT38,893.37	+10.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.30 SCR416.54	$42.98 KZT21,992.31	+46.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.44 SCR1,044.13	$99.59 KZT50,955.34	+35.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.39 SCR1,086.10	$91.40 KZT46,765.17	+19.6%
Average			+28.2%

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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: May 2025

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