Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 24.0% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 8.2% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,851
|
$4.58
KGS407.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,642
|
$3.93
KGS350.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$0.58
KGS51.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$0.36
KGS31.65
|
|
pay 18.6% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
$0.38
KGS34.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,768
|
$3.79
KGS337.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,650
|
$2.81
KGS250.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,299
|
$1.57
KGS139.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,146
|
$2.12
KGS188.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD601
|
$0.42
KGS37.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD636
|
$0.72
KGS63.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.89
KGS79.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD406
|
$0.70
KGS61.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.22
KGS19.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.19
KGS17.06
|
|
pay 19.5% less for transportation
Iraq
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,251
|
$2.78
KGS247.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,575
|
$6.29
KGS560.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,258,184
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,790,741.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,919
|
$2.32
KGS206.20
|
|
pay 29.2% less for housing
Iraq
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,722
|
$12.23
KGS1,088.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,068
|
$319.03
KGS28,398.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,156
|
$179.18
KGS15,949.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,924
|
$27.42
KGS2,440.72
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,353
|
$140.84
KGS12,537.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,021,994
|
$7,341.74
KGS653,536.09
|
|
pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,248
|
$1.37
KGS122.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,930
|
$1.44
KGS128.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,321
|
$1.40
KGS124.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,746
|
$32.47
KGS2,890.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,148
|
$3.15
KGS280.02
|
|
pay 19.6% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,321
|
$22.31
KGS1,985.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,074
|
$34.40
KGS3,062.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,664
|
$62.28
KGS5,543.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,944
|
$60.31
KGS5,368.51
|
|
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