Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 17.7% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 22.0% less for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
$4.58
KGS406.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
$3.93
KGS349.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
$0.58
KGS51.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
$0.36
KGS31.57
|
|
pay 4.2% less for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
$0.38
KGS33.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
$3.79
KGS336.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
$2.81
KGS249.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
$1.57
KGS139.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
$2.12
KGS188.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
$0.42
KGS37.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
$0.72
KGS63.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
$0.89
KGS79.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
$0.70
KGS61.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
$0.22
KGS19.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
$0.19
KGS17.02
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
$2.78
KGS246.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
$6.29
KGS558.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,786,527.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
$2.32
KGS205.71
|
|
pay 58.4% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
$12.23
KGS1,085.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
$319.03
KGS28,332.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
$179.18
KGS15,912.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
$27.42
KGS2,434.98
|
|
pay 2.5% more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
$140.84
KGS12,507.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,997.99
|
|
pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
$1.37
KGS121.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
$1.44
KGS128.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$1.40
KGS124.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
$32.47
KGS2,883.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$3.15
KGS279.36
|
|
pay 20.0% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
$22.31
KGS1,980.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
$34.40
KGS3,055.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
$62.28
KGS5,530.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
$60.31
KGS5,355.87
|
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