Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 15.8% cheaper than Argentina.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 40.2% less for restaurants
Argentina
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
ARS6,106.92
|
$4.58
KGS405.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
ARS4,316.18
|
$3.93
KGS348.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
ARS1,033.24
|
$0.58
KGS51.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ARS714.57
|
$0.36
KGS31.53
|
|
pay 3.8% less for groceries
Argentina
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
ARS1,017.39
|
$0.38
KGS33.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
ARS2,897.91
|
$3.79
KGS336.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
ARS2,650.50
|
$2.81
KGS249.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
ARS1,299.63
|
$1.57
KGS138.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
ARS1,635.68
|
$2.12
KGS188.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
ARS617.70
|
$0.42
KGS37.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS533.90
|
$0.72
KGS63.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
ARS419.17
|
$0.89
KGS78.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS539.15
|
$0.70
KGS61.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS275.94
|
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
ARS326.45
|
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
Argentina
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
ARS2,993.39
|
$2.78
KGS246.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
ARS16,915.50
|
$6.29
KGS557.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
ARS21,167,088.56
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,784,014.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
ARS7,777.11
|
$2.32
KGS205.42
|
|
pay 9.8% less for housing
Argentina
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
ARS19,300.27
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
ARS208,160.33
|
$319.03
KGS28,292.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
ARS158,760.56
|
$179.18
KGS15,889.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
ARS33,650.82
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.55
|
|
pay 37.7% more for childcare
Argentina
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
ARS102,199.19
|
$140.84
KGS12,490.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
ARS4,177,102.67
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,580.69
|
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
ARS1,434.70
|
$1.44
KGS127.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
ARS1,678.39
|
$1.40
KGS124.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
ARS19,822.40
|
$32.47
KGS2,879.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
ARS3,591.25
|
$3.15
KGS278.97
|
|
pay 42.5% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
ARS51,827.75
|
$22.31
KGS1,978.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
ARS44,000.01
|
$34.40
KGS3,051.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
ARS98,448.14
|
$62.28
KGS5,523.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
ARS77,835.03
|
$60.31
KGS5,348.34
|
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