Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 21.3% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 21.4% more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS406.35
|
$6.57
₸2,914.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS349.20
|
$4.88
₸2,166.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.86
|
$0.61
₸269.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.57
|
$0.41
₸180.09
|
|
pay 4.0% more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS33.93
|
$0.35
₸154.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS336.75
|
$3.81
₸1,691.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS249.80
|
$3.56
₸1,579.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS139.09
|
$1.25
₸555.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS188.41
|
$1.82
₸807.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.18
|
$0.59
₸260.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.81
|
$0.76
₸336.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS79.06
|
$0.77
₸340.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.83
|
$0.81
₸359.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.13
|
$0.23
₸103.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS17.02
|
$0.20
₸87.74
|
|
pay 44.7% more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS246.95
|
$1.59
₸707.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS558.73
|
$13.54
₸6,007.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,786,527.23
|
$17,629.64
₸7,824,488.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS205.71
|
$5.07
₸2,249.01
|
|
pay 10.4% more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,085.82
|
$11.61
₸5,153.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,332.06
|
$314.90
₸139,762.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,912.02
|
$194.88
₸86,493.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,434.98
|
$38.12
₸16,918.91
|
|
pay 2.7% less for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,507.85
|
$144.70
₸64,221.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS651,997.99
|
$6,749.27
₸2,995,498.74
|
|
pay 4.2% more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS121.90
|
$1.00
₸442.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS128.11
|
$1.62
₸718.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS124.44
|
$1.45
₸642.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,883.61
|
$31.75
₸14,093.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS279.36
|
$4.24
₸1,883.05
|
|
pay 67.1% more for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,980.94
|
$68.63
₸30,458.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,055.29
|
$35.72
₸15,855.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,530.83
|
$74.53
₸33,080.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,355.87
|
$82.79
₸36,745.03
|
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