Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 59.1% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 69.4% less for restaurants
Illinois
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.52
|
$4.58
KGS405.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
|
$3.93
KGS348.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$0.58
KGS51.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$0.36
KGS31.52
|
|
pay 53.7% less for groceries
Illinois
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$0.38
KGS33.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$3.79
KGS336.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$2.81
KGS249.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$1.57
KGS138.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
$2.12
KGS188.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$0.42
KGS37.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.72
KGS63.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$0.89
KGS78.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$0.70
KGS61.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
|
pay 55.9% less for transportation
Illinois
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$2.78
KGS246.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.20
|
$6.29
KGS557.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,072.52
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,783,606.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
$2.32
KGS205.38
|
|
pay 79.1% less for housing
Illinois
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.28
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.55
|
$319.03
KGS28,285.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.22
|
$179.18
KGS15,886.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.00
|
|
pay 66.1% less for childcare
Illinois
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,216.39
|
$140.84
KGS12,487.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,033.13
|
$7,341.74
KGS650,931.97
|
|
pay 62.0% less for entertainment and sports
Illinois
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
|
$1.37
KGS121.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
|
$1.44
KGS127.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
|
$1.40
KGS124.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
$32.47
KGS2,878.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$3.15
KGS278.91
|
|
pay 27.5% less for clothing
Illinois
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.75
|
$22.31
KGS1,977.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.86
|
$34.40
KGS3,050.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.45
|
$62.28
KGS5,521.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
$60.31
KGS5,347.11
|
|
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