Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 54.6% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Italy, you would:
pay 68.2% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$4.58
KGS407.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.53
|
$3.93
KGS350.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$0.58
KGS52.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.36
KGS31.68
|
|
pay 48.1% less for groceries
Italy
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.38
KGS34.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$3.79
KGS337.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$2.81
KGS250.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$1.57
KGS139.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$2.12
KGS189.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$0.42
KGS37.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.72
KGS64.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.89
KGS79.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$0.70
KGS62.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.22
KGS19.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.19
KGS17.08
|
|
pay 64.7% less for transportation
Italy
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$2.78
KGS247.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.02
|
$6.29
KGS560.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,288.55
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,792,823.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.50
|
$2.32
KGS206.44
|
|
pay 63.2% less for housing
Italy
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.85
|
$12.23
KGS1,089.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.55
|
$319.03
KGS28,431.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.62
|
$179.18
KGS15,968.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.35
|
$27.42
KGS2,443.56
|
|
pay 46.5% less for childcare
Italy
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.93
|
$140.84
KGS12,551.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,011.36
|
$7,341.74
KGS654,295.96
|
|
pay 52.5% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$1.37
KGS122.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.44
KGS128.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$1.40
KGS124.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.59
|
$32.47
KGS2,893.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.75
|
$3.15
KGS280.35
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
Italy
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.41
|
$22.31
KGS1,987.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.28
|
$34.40
KGS3,066.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€84.03
|
$62.28
KGS5,550.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.75
|
$60.31
KGS5,374.75
|
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