Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 47.7% cheaper than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 61.3% less for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS409.56
|
$0.98
Rs273
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS351.97
|
$2.67
Rs743
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS52.27
|
$0.17
Rs48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.82
|
$0.13
Rs36
|
|
pay 49.7% less for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS34.19
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS339.42
|
$2.14
Rs595
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS251.77
|
$1.71
Rs475
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS140.19
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS189.90
|
$0.74
Rs205
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.48
|
$0.32
Rs89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS64.31
|
$0.18
Rs50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS79.68
|
$0.25
Rs70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS62.31
|
$0.18
Rs49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.28
|
$0.09
Rs26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS17.15
|
$0.12
Rs35
|
|
pay 23.0% less for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS248.91
|
$2.55
Rs708
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS563.15
|
$5.51
Rs1,532
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,800,669.45
|
$10,243.87
Rs2,846,300
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS207.34
|
$1.80
Rs501
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,094.41
|
$17.57
Rs4,882
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,556.34
|
$57.96
Rs16,105
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS16,037.98
|
$36.22
Rs10,065
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,454.25
|
$32.70
Rs9,087
|
|
pay 89.0% less for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,606.86
|
$19.40
Rs5,392
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS657,159.24
|
$607.98
Rs168,929
|
|
pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS122.87
|
$1.69
Rs470
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS129.13
|
$0.92
Rs255
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS125.43
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,906.43
|
$7.61
Rs2,114
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS281.57
|
$2.54
Rs704
|
|
pay 56.9% less for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,996.62
|
$10.53
Rs2,926
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,079.48
|
$13.64
Rs3,789
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,574.61
|
$30.17
Rs8,381
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,398.27
|
$22.47
Rs6,244
|
|
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