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Kyrgyzstan vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Kyrgyzstan is 66.9% more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 76.4% more in Kyrgyzstan
Groceries: pay 78.8% more in Kyrgyzstan
Transportation: pay 47.1% more in Kyrgyzstan
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Kyrgyzstan
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Kyrgyzstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.7% more in Kyrgyzstan
Clothing: pay 0.7% more in Kyrgyzstan

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Kyrgyzstan are more expensive than in Egypt. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyzstan vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Egypt, you would:

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pay 76.4% more for restaurants

	Egypt	Kyrgyzstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.04 EGP192.31	$4.96 KGS433.33	+22.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 EGP238.35	$7.15 KGS625.00	+42.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 EGP17.24	$0.71 KGS62.22	+96.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 EGP7.48	$0.38 KGS33.53	+143.9%
Average			+76.4%

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pay 78.8% more for groceries

	Egypt	Kyrgyzstan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 EGP26.48	$0.35 KGS30.46	-37.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.51 EGP71.89	$3.45 KGS301.80	+128.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.31 EGP157.37	$3.57 KGS312.24	+8.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.43 EGP68.22	$1.61 KGS141.14	+12.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 EGP97.50	$1.85 KGS161.84	-9.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 EGP30.84	$0.35 KGS30.30	-46.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 EGP13.63	$0.71 KGS61.66	+146.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.12	$0.97 KGS84.93	+356.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP7.43	$0.53 KGS46.49	+240.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP8.52	$0.26 KGS22.44	+43.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 EGP8.06	$0.21 KGS18.43	+24.5%
Average			+78.8%

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pay 47.1% more for transportation

	Egypt	Kyrgyzstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.30 EGP61.85	$3.09 KGS270.13	+137.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.45 EGP354.72	$11.84 KGS1,035.00	+58.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,747.60 EGP1,606,048.19	$30,303.03 KGS2,650,000.00	-10.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.10 EGP147.69	$3.17 KGS277.00	+2.1%
Average			+47.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Egypt	Kyrgyzstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.49 EGP594.48	$9.52 KGS832.78	-23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.03 EGP7,473.28	$365.69 KGS31,979.79	+132.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.28 EGP4,058.28	$261.21 KGS22,842.84	+206.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.26 EGP630.97	$31.84 KGS2,784.30	+140.1%
Average			+113.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Egypt	Kyrgyzstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.39 EGP3,397.68	$169.45 KGS14,818.18	+137.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.71 EGP76,558.43	$3,568.00 KGS312,021.88	+121.8%
Average			+129.6%

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pay 21.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Kyrgyzstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 EGP79.66	$1.30 KGS113.33	-22.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 EGP66.86	$1.98 KGS173.21	+41.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.99 EGP94.76	$1.89 KGS165.00	-5.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.74 EGP1,034.64	$36.68 KGS3,207.94	+68.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.25 EGP154.52	$4.12 KGS360.00	+26.8%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 0.7% more for clothing

	Egypt	Kyrgyzstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.55 EGP1,168.14	$29.45 KGS2,575.00	+20.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.67 EGP2,125.70	$37.03 KGS3,238.46	-17.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.64 EGP5,503.40	$76.65 KGS6,702.94	-33.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.41 EGP2,208.45	$61.94 KGS5,416.67	+33.5%
Average			+0.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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