Cost of living comparison
Germany is 3.4 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Germany instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS409.56
|
$12.84
€11.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS351.97
|
$9.44
€8.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS52.27
|
$2.65
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.82
|
$2.37
€2.19
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS34.19
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS339.42
|
$6.74
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS251.77
|
$4.22
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS140.19
|
$2.93
€2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS189.90
|
$3.90
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.48
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS64.31
|
$0.80
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS79.68
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS62.31
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.28
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS17.15
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS248.91
|
$8.31
€7.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS563.15
|
$73.47
€67.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,800,669.45
|
$27,050.12
€24,911.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS207.34
|
$21.90
€20.17
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,094.41
|
$37.93
€34.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,556.34
|
$759.74
€699.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS16,037.98
|
$577.93
€532.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,454.25
|
$202.18
€186.20
|
|
pay 96.7% more for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,606.86
|
$325.78
€300.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS657,159.24
|
$11,890.74
€10,950.78
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS122.87
|
$4.05
€3.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS129.13
|
$3.27
€3.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS125.43
|
$8.03
€7.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,906.43
|
$34.77
€32.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS281.57
|
$12.08
€11.12
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,996.62
|
$80.79
€74.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,079.48
|
$39.60
€36.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,574.61
|
$88.39
€81.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,398.27
|
$113.48
€104.51
|
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