Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 2.0 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 94.4% more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£127.97
|
$4.58
KGS407.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£155.57
|
$3.93
KGS350.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£11.86
|
$0.58
KGS52.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.68
|
$0.36
KGS31.68
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.09
|
$0.38
KGS34.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£58.40
|
$3.79
KGS337.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£114.94
|
$2.81
KGS250.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£53.27
|
$1.57
KGS139.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£75.34
|
$2.12
KGS189.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.20
|
$0.42
KGS37.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.44
|
$0.72
KGS64.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.56
|
$0.89
KGS79.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£5.99
|
$0.70
KGS62.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.67
|
$0.22
KGS19.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.77
|
$0.19
KGS17.08
|
|
pay 51.1% more for transportation
Egypt
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£48.44
|
$2.78
KGS247.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£379.30
|
$6.29
KGS560.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£755,405.20
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,792,823.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£87.79
|
$2.32
KGS206.44
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£522.57
|
$12.23
KGS1,089.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,194.04
|
$319.03
KGS28,431.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,378.98
|
$179.18
KGS15,968.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£799.97
|
$27.42
KGS2,443.56
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,774.03
|
$140.84
KGS12,551.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£80,848.67
|
$7,341.74
KGS654,295.96
|
|
pay 27.8% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£68.84
|
$1.37
KGS122.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.00
|
$1.44
KGS128.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£74.69
|
$1.40
KGS124.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£722.23
|
$32.47
KGS2,893.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£148.81
|
$3.15
KGS280.35
|
|
pay 39.7% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£819.59
|
$22.31
KGS1,987.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,333.34
|
$34.40
KGS3,066.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,030.32
|
$62.28
KGS5,550.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,375.71
|
$60.31
KGS5,374.75
|
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