Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 69.4% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 75.4% more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS407.30
|
$4.80
$10.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS350.03
|
$7.15
$16.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.98
|
$1.11
$2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.65
|
$0.80
$1.82
|
|
pay 68.4% more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS34.01
|
$0.62
$1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS337.55
|
$5.01
$11.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS250.38
|
$4.16
$9.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS139.42
|
$2.20
$5.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS188.85
|
$2.09
$4.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.27
|
$1.03
$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.96
|
$0.82
$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS79.24
|
$1.08
$2.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.97
|
$0.85
$1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.17
|
$0.58
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS17.06
|
$0.57
$1.29
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS247.54
|
$4.68
$10.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS560.04
|
$34.97
$79.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,790,741.73
|
$17,383.55
$39,590.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS206.20
|
$4.38
$9.98
|
|
pay 71.3% more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,088.38
|
$29.00
$66.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,398.90
|
$491.27
$1,118.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,949.55
|
$292.67
$666.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,440.72
|
$35.85
$81.65
|
|
pay 11.7% more for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,537.36
|
$183.21
$417.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS653,536.09
|
$6,847.61
$15,595.08
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS122.19
|
$2.37
$5.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS128.41
|
$2.49
$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS124.74
|
$8.22
$18.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,890.41
|
$17.78
$40.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS280.02
|
$3.93
$8.95
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,985.61
|
$18.44
$42.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,062.50
|
$25.92
$59.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,543.87
|
$55.34
$126.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,368.51
|
$60.86
$138.60
|
|
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