Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Kazakhstan is 29.1% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.5% less in Kazakhstan
Groceries: pay 43.5% less in Kazakhstan
Transportation: pay 40.0% less in Kazakhstan
Housing: pay 73.6% less in Kazakhstan
Childcare: pay 17.1% less in Kazakhstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.9% less in Kazakhstan
Clothing: pay 27.6% more in Kazakhstan

Expenses including housing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and childcare are lower in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 20.5% less for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Kazakhstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.38 PGK50.85	$8.27 KZT4,150.94	-33.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 PGK30.51	$6.04 KZT3,030.51	-18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.27	$0.91 KZT457.46	+14.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PGK3.66	$0.49 KZT247.37	-44.7%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 43.5% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Kazakhstan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PGK6.10	$0.40 KZT198.49	-73.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 PGK9.03	$4.54 KZT2,276.84	+106.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 PGK28.81	$4.05 KZT2,034.03	-42.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 PGK15.13	$1.52 KZT764.84	-58.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 PGK13.45	$2.08 KZT1,045.79	-36.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 PGK6.39	$0.58 KZT293.61	-62.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 PGK4.90	$0.83 KZT414.84	-30.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 PGK7.16	$0.86 KZT429.35	-50.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 PGK8.30	$0.82 KZT413.50	-59.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PGK6.46	$0.23 KZT114.31	-85.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PGK5.61	$0.20 KZT100.34	-85.4%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 40.0% less for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Kazakhstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 PGK17.61	$1.84 KZT924.66	-57.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 PGK68.53	$14.74 KZT7,398.91	-11.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,877.21 PGK106,268.42	$21,631.50 KZT10,857,011.60	-16.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 PGK90.51	$5.53 KZT2,777.12	-74.9%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 73.6% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Kazakhstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$309.54 PGK1,271.15	$11.58 KZT5,811.50	-96.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,346.03 PGK9,634.33	$345.54 KZT173,426.59	-85.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.17 PGK2,501.63	$248.07 KZT124,508.12	-59.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.11 PGK320.78	$36.43 KZT18,285.78	-53.4%
Average			-73.6%

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pay 17.1% less for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Kazakhstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$494.23 PGK2,029.61	$204.89 KZT102,837.12	-58.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,498.59 PGK18,474.10	$5,596.30 KZT2,808,826.69	+24.4%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Kazakhstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 PGK10.17	$1.19 KZT598.92	-51.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 PGK7.53	$1.97 KZT989.13	+7.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.48 PGK30.71	$1.93 KZT970.75	-74.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 PGK185.59	$37.19 KZT18,664.42	-17.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.67 PGK35.59	$4.46 KZT2,239.94	-48.5%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 27.6% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Kazakhstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.25 PGK161.18	$70.88 KZT35,575.61	+80.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.57 PGK183.05	$43.23 KZT21,698.03	-3.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.38 PGK264.40	$97.08 KZT48,725.24	+50.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.43 PGK404.23	$80.68 KZT40,494.18	-18.0%
Average			+27.6%

Papua New Guinea vs. Kazakhstan - Cost of clothing

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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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