Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 48.8% cheaper than New Zealand overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.7% less in Kazakhstan
- Groceries
-
pay 49.2% less in Kazakhstan
- Transportation
-
pay 57.8% less in Kazakhstan
- Housing
-
pay 68.2% less in Kazakhstan
- Childcare
-
pay 57.0% less in Kazakhstan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 55.0% less in Kazakhstan
- Clothing
-
pay 3.9% less in Kazakhstan
Expenses including housing, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 50.7% less for restaurants
|
New Zealand
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.47
NZ$23.57
|
$8.27
KZT4,167.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
NZ$15.41
|
$6.04
KZT3,042.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.78
|
$0.91
KZT459.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
NZ$3.40
|
$0.49
KZT248.37
|
|
pay 49.2% less for groceries
|
New Zealand
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NZ$3.26
|
$0.40
KZT199.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.77
NZ$6.59
|
$4.54
KZT2,286.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.55
NZ$11.45
|
$4.05
KZT2,042.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.92
NZ$10.36
|
$1.52
KZT767.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
NZ$7.43
|
$2.08
KZT1,050.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$2.01
|
$0.58
KZT294.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.82
|
$0.83
KZT416.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.29
|
$0.86
KZT431.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.31
NZ$4.04
|
$0.82
KZT415.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
NZ$1.57
|
$0.23
KZT114.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.45
|
$0.20
KZT100.75
|
|
pay 57.8% less for transportation
|
New Zealand
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
NZ$10.95
|
$1.84
KZT928.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$69.15
NZ$120.97
|
$14.74
KZT7,428.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,735.85
NZ$43,270.97
|
$21,631.50
KZT10,901,034.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.90
NZ$31.31
|
$5.53
KZT2,788.39
|
|
pay 68.2% less for housing
|
New Zealand
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.16
NZ$89.49
|
$11.58
KZT5,835.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.66
NZ$1,762.73
|
$345.54
KZT174,129.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.64
NZ$1,416.31
|
$248.07
KZT125,012.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
NZ$160.37
|
$36.43
KZT18,359.93
|
|
pay 57.0% less for childcare
|
New Zealand
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$611.89
NZ$1,070.39
|
$204.89
KZT103,254.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,661.07
NZ$18,649.65
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,820,215.92
|
|
pay 55.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Zealand
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.10
NZ$10.66
|
$1.19
KZT601.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
NZ$5.78
|
$1.97
KZT993.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.88
NZ$40.02
|
$1.93
KZT974.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.53
NZ$67.40
|
$37.19
KZT18,740.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
NZ$19.10
|
$4.46
KZT2,249.03
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
|
New Zealand
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.31
NZ$114.24
|
$70.88
KZT35,719.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
NZ$71.34
|
$43.23
KZT21,786.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.71
NZ$163.93
|
$97.08
KZT48,922.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.74
NZ$212.97
|
$80.68
KZT40,658.38
|
|
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