Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.9 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS407.30
|
$17.84
kr2,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS350.03
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.98
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.65
|
$2.12
kr300
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS34.01
|
$3.42
kr484
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS337.55
|
$5.98
kr845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS250.38
|
$5.33
kr752
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS139.42
|
$5.66
kr799
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS188.85
|
$7.09
kr1,002
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.27
|
$1.16
kr164
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.96
|
$0.98
kr139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS79.24
|
$1.17
kr166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.97
|
$1.84
kr259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.17
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS17.06
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS247.54
|
$8.03
kr1,135
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS560.04
|
$77.40
kr10,932
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,790,741.73
|
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS206.20
|
$23.97
kr3,385
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,088.38
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,398.90
|
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,949.55
|
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,440.72
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
|
pay 10.8% more for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,537.36
|
$259.34
kr36,632
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS653,536.09
|
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS122.19
|
$8.52
kr1,204
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS128.41
|
$4.15
kr587
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS124.74
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,890.41
|
$56.90
kr8,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS280.02
|
$12.27
kr1,734
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,985.61
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,062.50
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,543.87
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,368.51
|
$175.20
kr24,747
|
|
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