Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 77.5% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 19.8% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
$5.66
KGS500.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
$4.75
KGS420.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS408
|
$0.70
KGS61.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.37
KGS33.12
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
$0.44
KGS38.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
$4.30
KGS379.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
$3.42
KGS302.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
$1.62
KGS143.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
$2.21
KGS194.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS986
|
$0.44
KGS38.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS504
|
$0.74
KGS65.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS751
|
$0.89
KGS78.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.79
KGS69.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS347
|
$0.21
KGS18.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.21
KGS18.40
|
|
pay 77.6% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
$2.89
KGS255.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
$6.20
KGS547.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
$33,875.45
KGS2,993,228.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
$2.57
KGS226.82
|
|
pay 41.4% more for housing
Somalia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
$11.68
KGS1,032.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
$414.20
KGS36,598.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
$259.81
KGS22,956.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
$25.66
KGS2,266.94
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
$218.65
KGS19,319.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
$4,498.84
KGS397,516.37
|
|
pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
$1.02
KGS90.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS698
|
$1.64
KGS145.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
$1.61
KGS142.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
$35.43
KGS3,130.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$3.11
KGS275.09
|
|
pay 93.7% more for clothing
Somalia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
$31.37
KGS2,771.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
$38.21
KGS3,376.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
$75.90
KGS6,706.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
$67.64
KGS5,976.90
|
|
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