Cost of living comparison

Yerevan, Armenia

compared to

Astana, Kazakhstan

Astana vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Astana is 28.1% cheaper than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 15.7% less in Astana
Groceries: pay 16.0% less in Astana
Transportation: pay 11.0% less in Astana
Housing: pay 49.2% less in Astana
Childcare: pay 36.1% less in Astana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.6% less in Astana
Clothing: pay 29.2% less in Astana

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

Astana vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.7% less for restaurants

	Yerevan	Astana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.57 AMD4,440.71	$10.10 KZT5,165.98	-12.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,453.88	$6.06 KZT3,099.59	-32.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 AMD381.02	$0.96 KZT490.93	-3.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 AMD229.07	$0.51 KZT262.87	-13.9%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 16.0% less for groceries

	Yerevan	Astana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 AMD331.29	$0.52 KZT263.93	-40.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 AMD1,548.16	$4.84 KZT2,478.62	+20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 AMD2,394.08	$4.31 KZT2,204.17	-31.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 AMD944.77	$1.65 KZT845.83	-32.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 AMD1,294.73	$2.24 KZT1,146.24	-33.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD214.20	$0.58 KZT296.92	+3.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 AMD316.56	$0.86 KZT440.79	+4.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 AMD303.24	$0.95 KZT485.63	+20.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AMD386.96	$0.84 KZT431.80	-16.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD128.77	$0.23 KZT117.71	-31.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD123.23	$0.20 KZT101.04	-38.5%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 11.0% less for transportation

	Yerevan	Astana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 AMD2,030.12	$1.87 KZT957.28	-64.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD4,934.12	$15.15 KZT7,748.97	+17.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD11,841,890.59	$20,193.94 KZT10,331,959.03	-34.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 AMD1,638.13	$5.86 KZT2,996.27	+37.2%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 49.2% less for housing

	Yerevan	Astana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.21 AMD8,522.81	$12.70 KZT6,499.69	-42.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$931.30 AMD357,309.39	$463.50 KZT237,143.06	-50.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$625.77 AMD240,086.85	$333.20 KZT170,477.32	-46.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.60 AMD37,830.41	$42.17 KZT21,577.03	-57.2%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 36.1% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Astana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.24 AMD143,582.92	$227.18 KZT116,234.54	-39.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,037.50 AMD3,467,399.97	$6,062.07 KZT3,101,574.62	-32.9%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Astana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 AMD789.46	$1.21 KZT619.92	-41.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.76 AMD1,443.46	$2.16 KZT1,107.27	-42.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD986.82	$1.74 KZT891.13	-32.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.02 AMD40,674.73	$55.49 KZT28,393.02	-47.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 AMD2,960.47	$5.05 KZT2,582.99	-34.6%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 29.2% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Astana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.12 AMD42,632.23	$76.02 KZT38,893.37	-31.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.96 AMD24,537.74	$42.98 KZT21,992.31	-32.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD53,685.10	$99.59 KZT50,955.34	-28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 AMD45,822.97	$91.40 KZT46,765.17	-23.5%
Average			-29.2%

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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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