Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 49.9% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 76.2% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,491
|
$4.58
KGS405.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,992
|
$3.93
KGS348.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK324
|
$0.58
KGS51.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$0.36
KGS31.53
|
|
pay 57.5% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$0.38
KGS33.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$3.79
KGS336.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK744
|
$2.81
KGS249.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$1.57
KGS138.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK991
|
$2.12
KGS188.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$0.42
KGS37.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$0.72
KGS63.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$0.89
KGS78.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$0.70
KGS61.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
|
pay 70.0% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,122
|
$2.78
KGS246.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,808
|
$6.29
KGS557.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,166,415
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,784,014.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,347
|
$2.32
KGS205.42
|
|
pay 75.9% less for housing
Iceland
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,714
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,683
|
$319.03
KGS28,292.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,750
|
$179.18
KGS15,889.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,583
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.55
|
|
pay 60.6% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,215
|
$140.84
KGS12,490.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK384,024
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
|
pay 70.7% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,190
|
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK580
|
$1.44
KGS127.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,485
|
$1.40
KGS124.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,946
|
$32.47
KGS2,879.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,714
|
$3.15
KGS278.97
|
|
pay 59.3% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,488
|
$22.31
KGS1,978.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,036
|
$34.40
KGS3,051.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,102
|
$62.28
KGS5,523.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,465
|
$60.31
KGS5,348.34
|
|
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