Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 62.0% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of United States, you would:
pay 71.6% less for restaurants
United States
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$4.58
KGS407.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$3.93
KGS350.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.58
KGS51.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.36
KGS31.65
|
|
pay 58.7% less for groceries
United States
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.38
KGS34.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$3.79
KGS337.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$2.81
KGS250.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.57
KGS139.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$2.12
KGS188.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.42
KGS37.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.72
KGS63.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.89
KGS79.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.70
KGS61.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.22
KGS19.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.19
KGS17.06
|
|
pay 55.3% less for transportation
United States
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$2.78
KGS247.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$6.29
KGS560.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,790,741.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$2.32
KGS206.20
|
|
pay 82.0% less for housing
United States
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$12.23
KGS1,088.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$319.03
KGS28,398.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$179.18
KGS15,949.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$27.42
KGS2,440.72
|
|
pay 70.8% less for childcare
United States
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$140.84
KGS12,537.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$7,341.74
KGS653,536.09
|
|
pay 64.6% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$1.37
KGS122.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$1.44
KGS128.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$1.40
KGS124.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$32.47
KGS2,890.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$3.15
KGS280.02
|
|
pay 31.0% less for clothing
United States
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$22.31
KGS1,985.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$34.40
KGS3,062.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$62.28
KGS5,543.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$60.31
KGS5,368.51
|
|
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