Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 58.5% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 66.2% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.87
|
$5.66
KGS500.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
$4.75
KGS420.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.03
|
$0.70
KGS61.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$0.37
KGS33.12
|
|
pay 46.9% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
$0.44
KGS38.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.97
|
$4.30
KGS379.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$3.42
KGS302.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
$1.62
KGS143.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.02
|
$2.21
KGS194.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.44
KGS38.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.74
KGS65.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.89
KGS78.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$0.79
KGS69.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.21
KGS18.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.21
KGS18.40
|
|
pay 62.4% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.71
|
$2.89
KGS255.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.16
|
$6.20
KGS547.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
$33,875.45
KGS2,993,228.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.31
|
$2.57
KGS226.82
|
|
pay 77.1% less for housing
Ireland
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
$11.68
KGS1,032.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
$414.20
KGS36,598.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
$259.81
KGS22,956.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
$25.66
KGS2,266.94
|
|
pay 60.0% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
$218.65
KGS19,319.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
$4,498.84
KGS397,516.37
|
|
pay 68.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.58
|
$1.02
KGS90.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.50
|
$1.64
KGS145.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
$1.61
KGS142.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.12
|
$35.43
KGS3,130.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.33
|
$3.11
KGS275.09
|
|
pay 27.9% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
$31.37
KGS2,771.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
$38.21
KGS3,376.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
$75.90
KGS6,706.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.39
|
$67.64
KGS5,976.90
|
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