Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 9.2% cheaper than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 16.5% less for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
KZT2,910.35
|
$4.58
KGS405.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
KZT2,164.00
|
$3.93
KGS348.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
KZT268.87
|
$0.58
KGS51.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KZT179.84
|
$0.36
KGS31.53
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
KZT154.35
|
$0.38
KGS33.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
KZT1,688.96
|
$3.79
KGS336.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
KZT1,577.53
|
$2.81
KGS249.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
KZT554.70
|
$1.57
KGS138.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
KZT806.51
|
$2.12
KGS188.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
KZT260.02
|
$0.42
KGS37.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
KZT336.07
|
$0.72
KGS63.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KZT339.85
|
$0.89
KGS78.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
KZT359.39
|
$0.70
KGS61.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT103.65
|
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT87.62
|
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
|
pay 4.8% less for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
KZT706.81
|
$2.78
KGS246.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
KZT5,999.62
|
$6.29
KGS557.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
KZT7,813,757.11
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,784,014.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
KZT2,245.93
|
$2.32
KGS205.42
|
|
pay 7.4% less for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
KZT5,146.12
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
KZT139,570.64
|
$319.03
KGS28,292.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
KZT86,375.29
|
$179.18
KGS15,889.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
KZT16,895.70
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.55
|
|
pay 3.1% more for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
KZT64,133.26
|
$140.84
KGS12,490.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
KZT2,991,390.24
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KZT442.31
|
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
KZT717.52
|
$1.44
KGS127.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
KZT641.28
|
$1.40
KGS124.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
KZT14,074.17
|
$32.47
KGS2,879.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
KZT1,880.47
|
$3.15
KGS278.97
|
pay 28.7% less for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
KZT30,416.61
|
$22.31
KGS1,978.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
KZT15,833.59
|
$34.40
KGS3,051.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
KZT33,035.15
|
$62.28
KGS5,523.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
KZT36,694.63
|
$60.31
KGS5,348.34
|
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