Cost of living comparison

Kazakhstan

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New Zealand

Tauranga vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Tauranga is 73.7% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 35.4% more in Tauranga
Groceries: pay 64.6% more in Tauranga
Transportation: pay 66.2% more in Tauranga
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Tauranga
Childcare: pay 35.6% more in Tauranga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 89.3% more in Tauranga
Clothing: pay 15.7% less in Tauranga

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, childcare, and restaurants in Tauranga are more expensive than in Astana. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Tauranga.

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Tauranga vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.4% more for restaurants

	Astana	Tauranga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 KZT4,985.16	$14.01 NZ$24.77	+27.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 KZT3,548.37	$8.96 NZ$15.85	+14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 KZT499.26	$1.79 NZ$3.17	+62.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KZT298.06	$1.76 NZ$3.12	+168.0%
Average			+35.4%

Astana vs. Tauranga - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.6% more for groceries

	Astana	Tauranga
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 KZT283.87	$1.95 NZ$3.44	+210.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.10 KZT2,762.66	$4.12 NZ$7.29	-32.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 KZT2,232.43	$7.26 NZ$12.84	+47.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 KZT1,009.64	$6.26 NZ$11.08	+181.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.69 KZT1,219.52	$4.19 NZ$7.41	+55.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT369.90	$1.14 NZ$2.02	+39.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 KZT482.49	$0.95 NZ$1.68	-11.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 KZT468.85	$1.01 NZ$1.79	-2.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 KZT456.93	$2.17 NZ$3.83	+115.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 KZT141.42	$0.78 NZ$1.38	+150.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT91.97	$0.55 NZ$0.97	+170.7%
Average			+64.6%

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pay 66.2% more for transportation

	Astana	Tauranga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.53 KZT1,145.06	$6.43 NZ$11.37	+154.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.78 KZT7,603.65	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,607.50 KZT11M	$25,203.61 NZ$44,568.72	+2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.19 KZT5,069.10	$17.93 NZ$31.70	+60.3%
Average			+66.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Astana	Tauranga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.96 KZT8,139.19	$50.42 NZ$89.16	+180.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.82 KZT261K	$1,095.76 NZ$1,937.68	+90.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.61 KZT179K	$1,198.84 NZ$2,119.96	+203.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.26 KZT23,684.23	$88.36 NZ$156.26	+69.1%
Average			+129.8%

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pay 35.6% more for childcare

	Astana	Tauranga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.89 KZT170K	$728.27 NZ$1,287.83	+94.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,828.93 KZT5M	$11,204.09 NZ$19,812.72	-5.3%
Average			+35.6%

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pay 89.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Tauranga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 KZT608.29	$4.48 NZ$7.93	+233.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 KZT1,174.34	$3.39 NZ$5.99	+30.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 KZT1,013.82	$20.45 NZ$36.16	+814.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.61 KZT26,110.84	$54.34 NZ$96.09	-5.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.49 KZT2,940.08	$11.20 NZ$19.81	+72.7%
Average			+89.3%

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pay 15.7% less for clothing

	Astana	Tauranga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.09 KZT29,953.79	$65.17 NZ$115.24	-1.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.98 KZT21,290.23	$37.35 NZ$66.04	-20.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.13 KZT54,442.17	$91.87 NZ$162.46	-23.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.87 KZT58,857.92	$109.54 NZ$193.71	-15.7%
Average			-15.7%

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