Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 68.9% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 0.8% more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS406.35
|
$2.08
฿76.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS349.20
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.86
|
$0.67
฿24.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.57
|
$0.35
฿13.09
|
|
pay 86.2% more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS33.93
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS336.75
|
$7.99
฿295.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS249.80
|
$6.46
฿238.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS139.09
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS188.41
|
$1.07
฿39.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.18
|
$1.20
฿44.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.81
|
$0.50
฿18.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS79.06
|
$0.79
฿29.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.83
|
$0.59
฿21.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.13
|
$0.62
฿22.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS17.02
|
$0.46
฿17.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS246.95
|
$4.57
฿168.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS558.73
|
$24.32
฿899.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,786,527.23
|
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS205.71
|
$9.68
฿358.06
|
|
pay 31.8% more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,085.82
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,332.06
|
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,912.02
|
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,434.98
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
|
pay 86.2% more for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,507.85
|
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS651,997.99
|
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
|
pay 71.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS121.90
|
$1.90
฿70.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS128.11
|
$1.94
฿71.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS124.44
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,883.61
|
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS279.36
|
$5.63
฿208.30
|
|
pay 24.9% more for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,980.94
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,055.29
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,530.83
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,355.87
|
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
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