Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 43.4% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 57.2% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
$4.58
KGS405.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
$3.93
KGS348.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
$0.58
KGS51.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
$0.36
KGS31.53
|
|
pay 24.7% less for groceries
Lebanon
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
$0.38
KGS33.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
$3.79
KGS336.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
$2.81
KGS249.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
$1.57
KGS138.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
$2.12
KGS188.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
$0.42
KGS37.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
$0.72
KGS63.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
$0.89
KGS78.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
$0.70
KGS61.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
|
pay 52.5% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
$2.78
KGS246.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
$6.29
KGS557.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,784,014.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
$2.32
KGS205.42
|
|
pay 66.3% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
$319.03
KGS28,292.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
$179.18
KGS15,889.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.55
|
|
pay 1.9% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
$140.84
KGS12,490.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
|
pay 54.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
$1.44
KGS127.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
$1.40
KGS124.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
$32.47
KGS2,879.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
$3.15
KGS278.97
|
|
pay 50.9% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
$22.31
KGS1,978.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
$34.40
KGS3,051.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
$62.28
KGS5,523.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
$60.31
KGS5,348.34
|
|
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