Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 69.5% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 75.5% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.60
|
$4.58
KGS405.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$3.93
KGS348.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$0.58
KGS51.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$0.36
KGS31.53
|
|
pay 58.8% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$0.38
KGS33.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.50
|
$3.79
KGS336.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.40
|
$2.81
KGS249.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
$1.57
KGS138.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$2.12
KGS188.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$0.42
KGS37.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.72
KGS63.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.89
KGS78.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$0.70
KGS61.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
|
pay 68.4% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.47
|
$2.78
KGS246.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.47
|
$6.29
KGS557.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,784,014.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.14
|
$2.32
KGS205.42
|
|
pay 83.0% less for housing
Jersey
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
$319.03
KGS28,292.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
$179.18
KGS15,889.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.55
|
|
pay 76.6% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
$140.84
KGS12,490.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
|
pay 75.0% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.69
|
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$1.44
KGS127.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
$1.40
KGS124.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.04
|
$32.47
KGS2,879.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.87
|
$3.15
KGS278.97
|
|
pay 49.4% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
$22.31
KGS1,978.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
$34.40
KGS3,051.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
$62.28
KGS5,523.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.62
|
$60.31
KGS5,348.34
|
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