Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 2.0 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
৳188.86
|
$4.58
KGS407.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
৳500.27
|
$3.93
KGS350.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
৳29.40
|
$0.58
KGS52.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
৳16.12
|
$0.36
KGS31.68
|
|
pay 41.9% more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
৳60.67
|
$0.38
KGS34.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
৳393.25
|
$3.79
KGS337.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
৳290.81
|
$2.81
KGS250.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
৳119.73
|
$1.57
KGS139.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳107.95
|
$2.12
KGS189.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
৳85.64
|
$0.42
KGS37.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
৳36.94
|
$0.72
KGS64.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
৳81.89
|
$0.89
KGS79.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
৳27.73
|
$0.70
KGS62.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
৳13.18
|
$0.22
KGS19.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
৳25.17
|
$0.19
KGS17.08
|
|
pay 41.1% less for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
৳395.97
|
$2.78
KGS247.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
৳1,742.15
|
$6.29
KGS560.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
৳3,988,094.21
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,792,823.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
৳395.47
|
$2.32
KGS206.44
|
|
pay 95.2% more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
৳3,297.35
|
$12.23
KGS1,089.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
৳10,176.77
|
$319.03
KGS28,431.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
৳6,763.61
|
$179.18
KGS15,968.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
৳2,804.55
|
$27.42
KGS2,443.56
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
৳3,435.85
|
$140.84
KGS12,551.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
৳116,795.62
|
$7,341.74
KGS654,295.96
|
|
pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
৳399.49
|
$1.37
KGS122.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
৳172.40
|
$1.44
KGS128.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
৳301.69
|
$1.40
KGS124.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
৳1,316.37
|
$32.47
KGS2,893.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
৳463.47
|
$3.15
KGS280.35
|
|
pay 49.3% more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
৳2,197.43
|
$22.31
KGS1,987.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
৳2,289.43
|
$34.40
KGS3,066.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
৳4,285.21
|
$62.28
KGS5,550.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
৳4,062.40
|
$60.31
KGS5,374.75
|
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