Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 13.9% cheaper than Russia.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Russia, you would:
pay 25.4% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$4.58
KGS404.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$3.93
KGS347.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$0.58
KGS51.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$0.36
KGS31.41
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
Russia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$0.38
KGS33.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$3.79
KGS335.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$2.81
KGS248.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$1.57
KGS138.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$2.12
KGS187.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$0.42
KGS37.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$0.72
KGS63.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$0.89
KGS78.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$0.70
KGS61.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$0.22
KGS19.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$0.19
KGS16.93
|
|
pay 29.5% less for transportation
Russia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$2.78
KGS245.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$6.29
KGS555.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,777,530.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$2.32
KGS204.68
|
|
pay 3.0% more for housing
Russia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$12.23
KGS1,080.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$319.03
KGS28,189.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$179.18
KGS15,831.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$27.42
KGS2,422.72
|
|
pay 10.1% more for childcare
Russia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$140.84
KGS12,444.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$7,341.74
KGS648,714.77
|
|
pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$1.37
KGS121.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$1.44
KGS127.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$1.40
KGS123.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$32.47
KGS2,869.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$3.15
KGS277.96
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
Russia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$22.31
KGS1,970.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$34.40
KGS3,039.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$62.28
KGS5,502.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$60.31
KGS5,328.90
|
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