Cost of living comparison

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Kyrgyzstan vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Kyrgyzstan is 14.2% cheaper than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants
pay 53.1% less in Kyrgyzstan
Groceries
pay 49.2% less in Kyrgyzstan
Transportation
pay 44.0% less in Kyrgyzstan
Housing
pay 30.1% more in Kyrgyzstan
Childcare
pay 3.5 times more in Kyrgyzstan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3 times more in Kyrgyzstan
Clothing
pay 66.4% less in Kyrgyzstan

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing in Kyrgyzstan are more expensive than in Eritrea. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Kyrgyzstan. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Kyrgyzstan.

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Kyrgyzstan vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

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

pay 53.1% less for restaurants

 
Eritrea
Kyrgyzstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.00
ERN315.00
$4.57
KGS400.01
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.99
ERN89.85
$7.49
KGS655.01
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.00
ERN15.00
$0.71
KGS61.67
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pay 49.2% less for groceries

 
Eritrea
Kyrgyzstan
Bread
1 loaf
 ?? $0.33
KGS28.81
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.50
ERN22.50
$3.22
KGS281.41
Milk (1 gallon) $6.06
ERN90.85
$3.31
KGS289.27
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pay 44.0% less for transportation

 
Eritrea
Kyrgyzstan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $9.46
ERN141.95
$3.84
KGS335.91
Monthly public transit pass $8.00
ERN120.00
$11.84
KGS1,035.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $66,666.00
ERN1000K
$24,144.21
KGS2M
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pay 30.1% more for housing

 
Eritrea
Kyrgyzstan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $200.00
ERN3,000.00
$10.29
KGS899.74
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $250.00
ERN3,750.00
$398.00
KGS34,805.49
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $200.00
ERN3,000.00
$287.64
KGS25,153.75
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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

 
Eritrea
Kyrgyzstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $25.00
ERN375.00
$159.59
KGS13,955.79
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,600.00
ERN39,000.00
$4,862.35
KGS425K
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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Eritrea
Kyrgyzstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.60
ERN9.00
$1.22
KGS106.67
Cappuccino in mid-range area $0.80
ERN12.00
$2.02
KGS176.62
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 ?? $1.96
KGS171.67
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pay 66.4% less for clothing

 
Eritrea
Kyrgyzstan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $135.00
ERN2,025.00
$37.23
KGS3,255.61
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $120.00
ERN1,800.00
$39.64
KGS3,466.73
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $200.00
ERN3,000.00
$71.97
KGS6,293.44
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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