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Armenia vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 60.9% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.9% more in Armenia
Groceries: pay 46.6% more in Armenia
Transportation: pay 45.5% more in Armenia
Housing: pay 74.2% more in Armenia
Childcare: pay 84.2% more in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.7% more in Armenia
Clothing: pay 94.2% more in Armenia

The cost of clothing, childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Armenia are more expensive than in Kyrgyzstan. Notably, clothing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Armenia.

Armenia vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Armenia instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:

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pay 43.9% more for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.96 KGS433.33	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	+110.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.15 KGS625.00	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	+9.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 KGS62.22	$0.92 AMD349.01	+29.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 KGS33.53	$0.48 AMD183.27	+26.0%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 46.6% more for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	Armenia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.35 KGS30.46	$0.71 AMD269.45	+103.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.45 KGS301.80	$3.81 AMD1,445.50	+10.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 KGS312.24	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	+69.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.61 KGS141.14	$2.27 AMD863.05	+40.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.85 KGS161.84	$3.26 AMD1,237.42	+76.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.35 KGS30.30	$0.58 AMD221.83	+68.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 KGS61.66	$0.73 AMD275.27	+2.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 KGS84.93	$0.71 AMD268.93	-27.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 KGS46.49	$0.86 AMD324.52	+60.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 KGS22.44	$0.37 AMD141.42	+45.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 KGS18.43	$0.34 AMD128.41	+60.6%
Average			+46.6%

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pay 45.5% more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 KGS270.13	$4.81 AMD1,825.49	+55.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.84 KGS1,035.00	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	+98.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,303.03 KGS2,650,000.00	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	+11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.17 KGS277.00	$3.69 AMD1,399.75	+16.5%
Average			+45.5%

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pay 74.2% more for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	Armenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.52 KGS832.78	$17.69 AMD6,713.11	+85.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.69 KGS31,979.79	$485.92 AMD184,381.50	+32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.21 KGS22,842.84	$356.67 AMD135,335.92	+36.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.84 KGS2,784.30	$76.88 AMD29,171.58	+141.5%
Average			+74.2%

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pay 84.2% more for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.45 KGS14,818.18	$287.59 AMD109,126.10	+69.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,568.00 KGS312,021.88	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	+98.7%
Average			+84.2%

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pay 37.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.30 KGS113.33	$1.76 AMD668.51	+35.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 KGS173.21	$3.05 AMD1,155.88	+53.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.89 KGS165.00	$2.39 AMD907.86	+26.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.68 KGS3,207.94	$53.29 AMD20,220.23	+45.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 KGS360.00	$5.22 AMD1,980.78	+26.8%
Average			+37.7%

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pay 94.2% more for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	Armenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.45 KGS2,575.00	$83.81 AMD31,802.84	+184.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.03 KGS3,238.46	$53.19 AMD20,181.21	+43.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.65 KGS6,702.94	$138.28 AMD52,469.25	+80.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.94 KGS5,416.67	$104.08 AMD39,493.90	+68.0%
Average			+94.2%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Armenia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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