Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 2.1% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 3.1% less for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS404.30
|
$4.65
UAH183.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS347.45
|
$3.61
UAH142.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.60
|
$0.49
UAH19.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.41
|
$0.39
UAH15.43
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS33.75
|
$0.54
UAH21.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS335.06
|
$3.21
UAH127.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS248.54
|
$3.15
UAH124.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS138.39
|
$1.46
UAH57.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS187.46
|
$1.56
UAH61.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.00
|
$0.22
UAH8.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.49
|
$0.47
UAH18.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS78.66
|
$0.50
UAH19.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.51
|
$0.72
UAH28.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.03
|
$0.17
UAH6.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS16.93
|
$0.25
UAH9.95
|
|
pay 22.5% more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS245.71
|
$3.81
UAH150.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS555.91
|
$7.13
UAH281.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,777,530.92
|
$19,124.68
UAH756,270.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS204.68
|
$3.35
UAH132.39
|
|
pay 5.6% more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,080.35
|
$4.40
UAH174.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,189.39
|
$234.03
UAH9,254.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,831.89
|
$155.62
UAH6,153.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,422.72
|
$61.95
UAH2,449.67
|
|
pay 8.7% less for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,444.86
|
$183.02
UAH7,237.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS648,714.77
|
$3,871.85
UAH153,109.26
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS121.29
|
$0.85
UAH33.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS127.47
|
$0.96
UAH38.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS123.82
|
$1.95
UAH76.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,869.09
|
$18.82
UAH744.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS277.96
|
$2.98
UAH117.66
|
|
pay 23.8% more for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,970.96
|
$40.33
UAH1,594.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,039.91
|
$30.46
UAH1,204.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,502.97
|
$64.81
UAH2,563.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,328.90
|
$73.44
UAH2,904.26
|
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