Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 2.6 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS406.35
|
$9.42
₡4,732
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS349.20
|
$8.16
₡4,102
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.86
|
$1.73
₡868
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.57
|
$1.50
₡756
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS33.93
|
$1.87
₡940
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS336.75
|
$4.15
₡2,086
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS249.80
|
$6.45
₡3,242
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS139.09
|
$2.63
₡1,322
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS188.41
|
$3.92
₡1,969
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.18
|
$1.85
₡928
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.81
|
$0.66
₡332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS79.06
|
$1.26
₡631
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.83
|
$0.97
₡485
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.13
|
$0.92
₡464
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS17.02
|
$1.08
₡543
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS246.95
|
$5.58
₡2,806
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS558.73
|
$44.09
₡22,156
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,786,527.23
|
$25,829.98
₡12,980,676
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS205.71
|
$13.39
₡6,727
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,085.82
|
$53.15
₡26,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,332.06
|
$813.71
₡408,925
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,912.02
|
$522.16
₡262,410
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,434.98
|
$64.83
₡32,580
|
|
pay 87.1% more for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,507.85
|
$366.72
₡184,291
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS651,997.99
|
$8,358.53
₡4,200,519
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS121.90
|
$2.88
₡1,448
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS128.11
|
$2.93
₡1,470
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS124.44
|
$4.48
₡2,253
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,883.61
|
$55.95
₡28,118
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS279.36
|
$7.18
₡3,607
|
|
pay 80.0% more for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,980.94
|
$66.61
₡33,473
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,055.29
|
$44.99
₡22,612
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,530.83
|
$101.09
₡50,804
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,355.87
|
$77.50
₡38,946
|
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