Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 41.5% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 45.3% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.60
|
$6.57
₸2,942.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$4.88
₸2,187.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.87
|
$0.61
₸271.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$0.41
₸181.84
|
|
pay 50.4% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.71
|
$0.35
₸156.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.18
|
$3.81
₸1,707.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.24
|
$3.56
₸1,595.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.01
|
$1.25
₸560.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.17
|
$1.82
₸815.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.50
|
$0.59
₸262.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$0.76
₸339.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.68
|
$0.77
₸343.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.92
|
$0.81
₸363.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.58
|
$0.23
₸104.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.74
|
$0.20
₸88.59
|
|
pay 66.0% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.26
|
$1.59
₸714.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK146.32
|
$13.54
₸6,066.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK173,692.23
|
$17,629.64
₸7,900,257.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.82
|
$5.07
₸2,270.79
|
|
pay 76.1% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,447.44
|
$11.61
₸5,203.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,250.38
|
$314.90
₸141,115.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,758.63
|
$194.88
₸87,331.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK410.69
|
$38.12
₸17,082.74
|
|
pay 13.5% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,284.23
|
$144.70
₸64,843.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,369.22
|
$6,749.27
₸3,024,505.77
|
|
pay 57.6% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.94
|
$1.00
₸447.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.69
|
$1.62
₸725.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.14
|
$1.45
₸648.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK199.75
|
$31.75
₸14,229.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$4.24
₸1,901.29
|
|
pay 18.4% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK141.12
|
$68.63
₸30,753.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK151.98
|
$35.72
₸16,008.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK257.82
|
$74.53
₸33,400.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK363.67
|
$82.79
₸37,100.85
|
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