Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 77.4% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 83.5% more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS407.30
|
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS350.03
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.98
|
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.65
|
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS34.01
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS337.55
|
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS250.38
|
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS139.42
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS188.85
|
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.27
|
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.96
|
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS79.24
|
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.97
|
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.17
|
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS17.06
|
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS247.54
|
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS560.04
|
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,790,741.73
|
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS206.20
|
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
|
pay 77.9% more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,088.38
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,398.90
|
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,949.55
|
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,440.72
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
|
pay 0.8% less for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,537.36
|
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS653,536.09
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
|
pay 66.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS122.19
|
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS128.41
|
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS124.74
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,890.41
|
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS280.02
|
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
|
pay 37.6% more for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,985.61
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,062.50
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,543.87
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,368.51
|
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
|
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