Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 2.5 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 74.1% more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS405.77
|
$6.13
₩8,312
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS348.71
|
$5.18
₩7,023
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.79
|
$1.41
₩1,907
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.53
|
$0.67
₩915
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS33.88
|
$2.74
₩3,720
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS336.28
|
$8.12
₩11,010
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS249.44
|
$7.20
₩9,764
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS138.89
|
$2.73
₩3,704
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS188.14
|
$3.58
₩4,861
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.13
|
$2.90
₩3,927
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.72
|
$1.51
₩2,047
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS78.95
|
$2.66
₩3,609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.74
|
$2.29
₩3,109
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
$1.40
₩1,894
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
$1.08
₩1,470
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS246.61
|
$4.92
₩6,678
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS557.94
|
$43.73
₩59,298
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,784,014.62
|
$28,660.56
₩38,865,004
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS205.42
|
$9.34
₩12,660
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.29
|
$21.09
₩28,598
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,292.21
|
$392.42
₩532,142
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,889.64
|
$302.43
₩410,108
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.55
|
$111.18
₩150,760
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,490.26
|
$342.96
₩465,063
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
$18,987.50
₩25,747,905
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
$2.92
₩3,957
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS127.93
|
$3.29
₩4,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS124.27
|
$3.45
₩4,678
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,879.55
|
$44.03
₩59,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS278.97
|
$8.93
₩12,104
|
|
pay 54.7% more for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,978.15
|
$48.44
₩65,690
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,051.00
|
$44.60
₩60,478
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,523.05
|
$75.46
₩102,323
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,348.34
|
$91.03
₩123,446
|
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