Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 83.3% more expensive than India.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of India, you would:
pay 59.6% more for restaurants
India
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.65
|
$4.58
KGS405.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹327.17
|
$3.93
KGS348.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.36
|
$0.58
KGS51.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.48
|
$0.36
KGS31.52
|
|
pay 57.8% more for groceries
India
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.60
|
$0.38
KGS33.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹209.17
|
$3.79
KGS336.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.72
|
$2.81
KGS249.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.58
|
$1.57
KGS138.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.43
|
$2.12
KGS188.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.33
|
$0.42
KGS37.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.55
|
$0.72
KGS63.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.96
|
$0.89
KGS78.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.21
|
$0.70
KGS61.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.60
|
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.77
|
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
|
pay 6.9% less for transportation
India
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹399.19
|
$2.78
KGS246.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹699.20
|
$6.29
KGS557.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,096,734.00
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,783,606.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹225.16
|
$2.32
KGS205.38
|
|
pay 78.1% more for housing
India
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹704.14
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,530.92
|
$319.03
KGS28,285.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,139.63
|
$179.18
KGS15,886.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,181.31
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.00
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
India
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,974.10
|
$140.84
KGS12,487.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,721.63
|
$7,341.74
KGS650,931.97
|
|
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.24
|
$1.37
KGS121.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹117.00
|
$1.44
KGS127.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹321.06
|
$1.40
KGS124.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,423.61
|
$32.47
KGS2,878.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹245.21
|
$3.15
KGS278.91
|
|
pay 40.7% more for clothing
India
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,122.81
|
$22.31
KGS1,977.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,239.72
|
$34.40
KGS3,050.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,446.17
|
$62.28
KGS5,521.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,567.13
|
$60.31
KGS5,347.11
|
|
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