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Moscow vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 2.2 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.5% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 70.6% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 76.1% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.1% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Moscow

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Moscow are more expensive than in Kyrgyzstan. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.5% more for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.96 KGS433.33	$11.93 RUB950.80	+140.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.15 KGS625.00	$5.97 RUB475.40	-16.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 KGS62.22	$1.38 RUB110.14	+94.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 KGS33.53	$0.61 RUB48.73	+59.5%
Average			+69.5%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 70.6% more for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.35 KGS30.46	$0.85 RUB67.42	+143.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.45 KGS301.80	$6.27 RUB499.56	+81.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 KGS312.24	$4.62 RUB368.11	+29.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.61 KGS141.14	$1.68 RUB134.05	+4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.85 KGS161.84	$2.46 RUB196.24	+33.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.35 KGS30.30	$0.81 RUB64.48	+133.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 KGS61.66	$0.87 RUB69.32	+23.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 KGS84.93	$0.90 RUB71.85	-7.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 KGS46.49	$1.64 RUB130.64	+208.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 KGS22.44	$0.43 RUB34.01	+66.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 KGS18.43	$0.34 RUB26.98	+60.6%
Average			+70.6%

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pay 76.1% more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 KGS270.13	$2.84 RUB226.14	-8.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.84 KGS1,035.00	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	+209.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,303.03 KGS2,650,000.00	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	+22.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.17 KGS277.00	$5.73 RUB456.39	+80.8%
Average			+76.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.52 KGS832.78	$7.82 RUB622.74	-17.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.69 KGS31,979.79	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	+242.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.21 KGS22,842.84	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	+171.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.84 KGS2,784.30	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	+247.4%
Average			+160.9%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.45 KGS14,818.18	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	+287.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,568.00 KGS312,021.88	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	+300.4%
Average			+293.9%

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pay 84.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.30 KGS113.33	$4.18 RUB332.78	+222.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 KGS173.21	$3.16 RUB251.50	+59.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.89 KGS165.00	$2.98 RUB237.70	+58.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.68 KGS3,207.94	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	+21.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 KGS360.00	$6.56 RUB522.94	+59.4%
Average			+84.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.45 KGS2,575.00	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	+158.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.03 KGS3,238.46	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	+28.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.65 KGS6,702.94	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	+60.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.94 KGS5,416.67	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	+153.1%
Average			+100.2%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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