Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 3.2 times more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
₸2,945.09
|
$16.87
NZ$28.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₸2,189.83
|
$8.84
NZ$14.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
₸272.08
|
$2.18
NZ$3.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₸181.99
|
$1.87
NZ$3.12
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
₸156.20
|
$1.80
NZ$3.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
₸1,709.12
|
$4.27
NZ$7.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
₸1,596.36
|
$6.85
NZ$11.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
₸561.32
|
$4.50
NZ$7.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₸816.14
|
$3.75
NZ$6.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
₸263.12
|
$1.11
NZ$1.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₸340.08
|
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₸343.91
|
$1.31
NZ$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸363.68
|
$1.50
NZ$2.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₸104.88
|
$0.95
NZ$1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸88.67
|
$0.81
NZ$1.36
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
₸715.25
|
$6.65
NZ$11.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
₸6,071.22
|
$70.72
NZ$117.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
₸7,907,011.02
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,214.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
₸2,272.73
|
$16.94
NZ$28.25
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
₸5,207.54
|
$52.92
NZ$88.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
₸141,236.36
|
$860.75
NZ$1,435.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
₸87,406.15
|
$721.70
NZ$1,203.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
₸17,097.34
|
$98.85
NZ$164.86
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
₸64,898.67
|
$628.34
NZ$1,047.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
₸3,027,091.23
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,682.68
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
₸447.59
|
$5.88
NZ$9.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
₸726.08
|
$3.20
NZ$5.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
₸648.93
|
$23.28
NZ$38.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
₸14,242.14
|
$40.48
NZ$67.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
₸1,902.91
|
$10.59
NZ$17.66
|
|
pay 20.5% more for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
₸30,779.62
|
$65.76
NZ$109.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
₸16,022.56
|
$42.74
NZ$71.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
₸33,429.41
|
$98.05
NZ$163.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
₸37,132.56
|
$111.69
NZ$186.28
|
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