Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 12.1% cheaper than Peru.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.5% less for restaurants
Peru
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN10.99
|
$4.58
KGS404.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.45
|
$3.93
KGS347.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
$0.58
KGS51.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.36
KGS31.41
|
|
pay 3.3% more for groceries
Peru
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.78
|
$0.38
KGS33.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.43
|
$3.79
KGS335.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN15.94
|
$2.81
KGS248.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
$1.57
KGS138.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.85
|
$2.12
KGS187.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
$0.42
KGS37.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
$0.72
KGS63.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
$0.89
KGS78.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
$0.70
KGS61.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
$0.22
KGS19.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.19
KGS16.93
|
|
pay 47.9% less for transportation
Peru
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.56
|
$2.78
KGS245.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.01
|
$6.29
KGS555.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN75,286.86
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,777,530.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.01
|
$2.32
KGS204.68
|
|
pay 21.6% less for housing
Peru
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN108.87
|
$12.23
KGS1,080.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,023.97
|
$319.03
KGS28,189.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN754.51
|
$179.18
KGS15,831.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN145.02
|
$27.42
KGS2,422.72
|
|
pay 19.0% more for childcare
Peru
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN598.10
|
$140.84
KGS12,444.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN17,891.18
|
$7,341.74
KGS648,714.77
|
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
$1.37
KGS121.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.58
|
$1.44
KGS127.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN16.86
|
$1.40
KGS123.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN114.92
|
$32.47
KGS2,869.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN16.91
|
$3.15
KGS277.96
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
Peru
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN147.88
|
$22.31
KGS1,970.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN84.48
|
$34.40
KGS3,039.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN249.32
|
$62.28
KGS5,502.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN221.20
|
$60.31
KGS5,328.90
|
|
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