Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 23.9% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 19.3% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB76.09
|
$4.58
KGS404.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
$3.93
KGS347.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.40
|
$0.58
KGS51.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.93
|
$0.36
KGS31.41
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
$0.38
KGS33.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB292.14
|
$3.79
KGS335.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB236.04
|
$2.81
KGS248.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
$1.57
KGS138.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.14
|
$2.12
KGS187.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.03
|
$0.42
KGS37.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.43
|
$0.72
KGS63.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.94
|
$0.89
KGS78.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.56
|
$0.70
KGS61.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.57
|
$0.22
KGS19.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB16.80
|
$0.19
KGS16.93
|
|
pay 56.2% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB167.00
|
$2.78
KGS245.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB888.89
|
$6.29
KGS555.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,777,530.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB353.91
|
$2.32
KGS204.68
|
|
pay 19.2% less for housing
Thailand
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
$12.23
KGS1,080.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
$319.03
KGS28,189.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
$179.18
KGS15,831.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
$27.42
KGS2,422.72
|
|
pay 41.9% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
$140.84
KGS12,444.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
$7,341.74
KGS648,714.77
|
|
pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB69.39
|
$1.37
KGS121.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.08
|
$1.44
KGS127.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
$1.40
KGS123.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
$32.47
KGS2,869.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB205.88
|
$3.15
KGS277.96
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
$22.31
KGS1,970.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
$34.40
KGS3,039.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
$62.28
KGS5,502.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
$60.31
KGS5,328.90
|
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