Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 29.3% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Chad, you would:
pay 40.0% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$5.66
KGS500.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,038
|
$4.75
KGS420.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA502
|
$0.70
KGS61.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA452
|
$0.37
KGS33.12
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Chad
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
$0.44
KGS38.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$4.30
KGS379.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,437
|
$3.42
KGS302.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
$1.62
KGS143.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$2.21
KGS194.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$0.44
KGS38.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA547
|
$0.74
KGS65.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
$0.89
KGS78.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$0.79
KGS69.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA471
|
$0.21
KGS18.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA410
|
$0.21
KGS18.40
|
|
pay 11.8% more for transportation
Chad
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,411
|
$2.89
KGS255.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$6.20
KGS547.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,932,718
|
$33,875.45
KGS2,993,228.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,261
|
$2.57
KGS226.82
|
|
pay 49.9% less for housing
Chad
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$11.68
KGS1,032.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA852,508
|
$414.20
KGS36,598.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA110,522
|
$259.81
KGS22,956.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,250
|
$25.66
KGS2,266.94
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,104
|
$218.65
KGS19,319.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,004,742
|
$4,498.84
KGS397,516.37
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$1.02
KGS90.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$1.64
KGS145.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$1.61
KGS142.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,379
|
$35.43
KGS3,130.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
$3.11
KGS275.09
|
|
pay 9.7% less for clothing
Chad
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
$31.37
KGS2,771.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,678
|
$38.21
KGS3,376.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$75.90
KGS6,706.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,308
|
$67.64
KGS5,976.90
|
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