Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 8.8% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD274.42
|
$4.58
KGS406.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD192.56
|
$3.93
KGS349.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.14
|
$0.58
KGS51.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.36
|
$0.36
KGS31.57
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.84
|
$0.38
KGS33.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD173.57
|
$3.79
KGS336.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD236.82
|
$2.81
KGS249.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.34
|
$1.57
KGS139.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.03
|
$2.12
KGS188.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
$0.42
KGS37.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
$0.72
KGS63.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.05
|
$0.89
KGS79.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.79
|
$0.70
KGS61.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
$0.22
KGS19.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
$0.19
KGS17.02
|
|
pay 44.8% less for transportation
Macedonia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD305.91
|
$2.78
KGS246.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,167.45
|
$6.29
KGS558.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,502.71
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,786,527.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD326.50
|
$2.32
KGS205.71
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
Macedonia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.73
|
$12.23
KGS1,085.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,327.18
|
$319.03
KGS28,332.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,503.38
|
$179.18
KGS15,912.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,452.75
|
$27.42
KGS2,434.98
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,762.90
|
$140.84
KGS12,507.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,182.67
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,997.99
|
|
pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.47
|
$1.37
KGS121.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.79
|
$1.44
KGS128.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD155.55
|
$1.40
KGS124.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,123.71
|
$32.47
KGS2,883.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD242.15
|
$3.15
KGS279.36
|
|
pay 20.6% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,895.00
|
$22.31
KGS1,980.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.94
|
$34.40
KGS3,055.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,358.10
|
$62.28
KGS5,530.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,910.89
|
$60.31
KGS5,355.87
|
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