Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 38.9% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Mali, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$4.58
KGS405.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$3.93
KGS348.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$0.58
KGS51.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$0.36
KGS31.52
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
Mali
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$0.38
KGS33.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$3.79
KGS336.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$2.81
KGS249.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$1.57
KGS138.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$2.12
KGS188.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.42
KGS37.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$0.72
KGS63.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$0.89
KGS78.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$0.70
KGS61.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
|
pay 51.5% less for transportation
Mali
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$2.78
KGS246.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.29
KGS557.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,783,606.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.32
KGS205.38
|
|
pay 71.8% less for housing
Mali
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$319.03
KGS28,285.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$179.18
KGS15,886.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.00
|
|
pay 38.8% less for childcare
Mali
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$140.84
KGS12,487.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
$7,341.74
KGS650,931.97
|
|
pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$1.37
KGS121.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$1.44
KGS127.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$1.40
KGS124.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$32.47
KGS2,878.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$3.15
KGS278.91
|
|
pay 7.1% less for clothing
Mali
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$22.31
KGS1,977.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$34.40
KGS3,050.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$62.28
KGS5,521.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$60.31
KGS5,347.11
|
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