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Kazakhstan vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

Kazakhstan is 11.6% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.7% more in Kazakhstan
Groceries: pay 8.8% more in Kazakhstan
Transportation: pay 14.4% more in Kazakhstan
Housing: pay 10.1% more in Kazakhstan
Childcare: pay 16.2% more in Kazakhstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% less in Kazakhstan
Clothing: pay 20.3% more in Kazakhstan

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

Kazakhstan vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.7% more for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	Kazakhstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.96 KGS433.33	$7.69 KZT3,941.52	+55.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.15 KGS625.00	$5.59 KZT2,864.31	-21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 KGS62.22	$0.82 KZT422.84	+15.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 KGS33.53	$0.47 KZT239.32	+21.7%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 8.8% more for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	Kazakhstan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.35 KGS30.46	$0.38 KZT195.51	+9.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.45 KGS301.80	$3.90 KZT1,998.07	+12.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 KGS312.24	$3.72 KZT1,906.33	+4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.61 KGS141.14	$1.42 KZT725.71	-12.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.85 KGS161.84	$1.90 KZT973.93	+2.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.35 KGS30.30	$0.54 KZT276.70	+55.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 KGS61.66	$0.78 KZT402.02	+11.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 KGS84.93	$0.81 KZT413.35	-17.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 KGS46.49	$0.76 KZT387.25	+42.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 KGS22.44	$0.27 KZT137.75	+4.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 KGS18.43	$0.18 KZT89.96	-16.8%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 14.4% more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	Kazakhstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 KGS270.13	$1.64 KZT840.86	-46.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.84 KGS1,035.00	$14.93 KZT7,657.37	+26.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,303.03 KGS2,650,000.00	$21,099.38 KZT10,820,684.35	-30.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.17 KGS277.00	$6.61 KZT3,389.28	+108.6%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 10.1% more for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	Kazakhstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.52 KGS832.78	$13.16 KZT6,750.36	+38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.69 KGS31,979.79	$335.95 KZT172,287.45	-8.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.21 KGS22,842.84	$228.28 KZT117,074.25	-12.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.84 KGS2,784.30	$39.09 KZT20,044.81	+22.8%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 16.2% more for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	Kazakhstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.45 KGS14,818.18	$167.71 KZT86,009.71	-1.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,568.00 KGS312,021.88	$4,761.69 KZT2,442,004.87	+33.5%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	Kazakhstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.30 KGS113.33	$1.16 KZT593.30	-10.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 KGS173.21	$1.82 KZT935.15	-7.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.89 KGS165.00	$1.91 KZT981.12	+1.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.68 KGS3,207.94	$32.04 KZT16,432.03	-12.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 KGS360.00	$4.04 KZT2,070.80	-1.9%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 20.3% more for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	Kazakhstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.45 KGS2,575.00	$48.70 KZT24,973.00	+65.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.03 KGS3,238.46	$35.81 KZT18,366.64	-3.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.65 KGS6,702.94	$76.95 KZT39,461.26	+0.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.94 KGS5,416.67	$73.59 KZT37,739.23	+18.8%
Average			+20.3%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Kazakhstan - Cost of clothing

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