Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 2.2 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS405.68
|
$9.60
€8.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS348.63
|
$6.46
€6.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.78
|
$1.64
€1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.52
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
pay 49.8% more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS33.87
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS336.20
|
$4.50
€4.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS249.39
|
$5.00
€4.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS138.86
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS188.10
|
$2.81
€2.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.12
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.70
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS78.93
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.72
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS246.55
|
$6.57
€6.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS557.81
|
$30.24
€28.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,783,606.25
|
$23,112.58
€21,589.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS205.38
|
$6.67
€6.23
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.04
|
$13.14
€12.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,285.74
|
$411.89
€384.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,886.00
|
$288.97
€269.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.00
|
$146.55
€136.89
|
|
pay 85.5% more for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,487.40
|
$398.36
€372.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS650,931.97
|
$6,476.89
€6,050.11
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS121.70
|
$3.77
€3.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS127.90
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS124.24
|
$4.68
€4.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,878.89
|
$35.04
€32.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS278.91
|
$7.90
€7.38
|
|
pay 98.7% more for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,977.70
|
$78.17
€73.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,050.30
|
$43.64
€40.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,521.78
|
$78.57
€73.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,347.11
|
$115.33
€107.73
|
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