Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 48.6% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 67.0% less for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$4.58
KGS404.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$3.93
KGS347.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$0.58
KGS51.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.36
KGS31.41
|
|
pay 45.4% less for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$0.38
KGS33.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$3.79
KGS335.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$2.81
KGS248.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$1.57
KGS138.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$2.12
KGS187.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$0.42
KGS37.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.72
KGS63.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.89
KGS78.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.70
KGS61.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.22
KGS19.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.19
KGS16.93
|
|
pay 38.0% less for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$2.78
KGS245.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.29
KGS555.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,777,530.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$2.32
KGS204.68
|
|
pay 83.8% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$12.23
KGS1,080.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$319.03
KGS28,189.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$179.18
KGS15,831.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$27.42
KGS2,422.72
|
|
pay 26.4% less for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$140.84
KGS12,444.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$7,341.74
KGS648,714.77
|
|
pay 62.9% less for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$1.37
KGS121.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$1.44
KGS127.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$1.40
KGS123.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$32.47
KGS2,869.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$3.15
KGS277.96
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$22.31
KGS1,970.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$34.40
KGS3,039.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$62.28
KGS5,502.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$60.31
KGS5,328.90
|
|
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