Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 0.1% cheaper than North Korea.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
North Korea
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Kazakhstan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$6.57
KZT2,899.78
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$4.88
KZT2,156.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$0.61
KZT267.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$0.41
KZT179.19
|
|
pay 5.8% more for groceries
North Korea
|
Kazakhstan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$0.35
KZT153.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$3.81
KZT1,682.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$3.56
KZT1,571.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$1.25
KZT552.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$1.82
KZT803.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$0.59
KZT259.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.76
KZT334.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.77
KZT338.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.81
KZT358.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.23
KZT103.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.20
KZT87.30
|
|
pay 39.3% less for transportation
North Korea
|
Kazakhstan
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$1.59
KZT704.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.54
KZT5,977.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$17,629.64
KZT7,785,362.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$5.07
KZT2,237.77
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
North Korea
|
Kazakhstan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$11.61
KZT5,127.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$314.90
KZT139,063.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$194.88
KZT86,061.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$38.12
KZT16,834.30
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$144.70
KZT63,900.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,749.27
KZT2,980,519.58
|
pay 62.0% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$1.00
KZT440.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$1.62
KZT714.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$1.45
KZT638.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$31.75
KZT14,023.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$4.24
KZT1,873.64
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
North Korea
|
Kazakhstan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$68.63
KZT30,306.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.72
KZT15,776.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$74.53
KZT32,915.10
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$82.79
KZT36,561.28
|
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