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Kyrgyzstan vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Kyrgyzstan is 37.8% cheaper than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.3% less in Kyrgyzstan
Groceries: pay 43.5% less in Kyrgyzstan
Transportation: pay 38.6% less in Kyrgyzstan
Housing: pay 45.4% less in Kyrgyzstan
Childcare: pay 32.2% less in Kyrgyzstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.1% less in Kyrgyzstan
Clothing: pay 25.6% less in Kyrgyzstan

Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyzstan vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.3% less for restaurants

	Mexico	Kyrgyzstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.13 MX$185.42	$4.96 KGS433.33	-51.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.37 MX$153.09	$7.15 KGS625.00	-14.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 MX$25.18	$0.71 KGS62.22	-48.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$19.08	$0.38 KGS33.53	-63.2%
Average			-44.3%

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pay 43.5% less for groceries

	Mexico	Kyrgyzstan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 MX$47.88	$0.35 KGS30.46	-86.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 MX$77.96	$3.45 KGS301.80	-19.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 MX$108.83	$3.57 KGS312.24	-40.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.45 MX$44.82	$1.61 KGS141.14	-34.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MX$67.25	$1.85 KGS161.84	-49.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 MX$23.18	$0.35 KGS30.30	-72.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.31	$0.71 KGS61.66	+4.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$16.95	$0.97 KGS84.93	+4.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.10	$0.53 KGS46.49	-35.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.43	$0.26 KGS22.44	-71.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$17.91	$0.21 KGS18.43	-78.5%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 38.6% less for transportation

	Mexico	Kyrgyzstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 MX$91.52	$3.09 KGS270.13	-38.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.70 MX$525.08	$11.84 KGS1,035.00	-58.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,996.60 MX$439,017.76	$30,303.03 KGS2,650,000.00	+26.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.51 MX$356.97	$3.17 KGS277.00	-83.8%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 45.4% less for housing

	Mexico	Kyrgyzstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.35 MX$537.00	$9.52 KGS832.78	-67.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.67 MX$10,751.35	$365.69 KGS31,979.79	-37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$443.50 MX$8,113.74	$261.21 KGS22,842.84	-41.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.22 MX$900.56	$31.84 KGS2,784.30	-35.3%
Average			-45.4%

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pay 32.2% less for childcare

	Mexico	Kyrgyzstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.91 MX$4,334.27	$169.45 KGS14,818.18	-28.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,569.03 MX$101,885.42	$3,568.00 KGS312,021.88	-35.9%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Kyrgyzstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 MX$44.57	$1.30 KGS113.33	-46.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$61.09	$1.98 KGS173.21	-40.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 MX$80.80	$1.89 KGS165.00	-57.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.27 MX$718.39	$36.68 KGS3,207.94	-6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.43 MX$99.41	$4.12 KGS360.00	-24.2%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 25.6% less for clothing

	Mexico	Kyrgyzstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.04 MX$970.34	$29.45 KGS2,575.00	-44.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.66 MX$743.79	$37.03 KGS3,238.46	-8.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.33 MX$1,744.14	$76.65 KGS6,702.94	-19.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.49 MX$1,600.60	$61.94 KGS5,416.67	-29.2%
Average			-25.6%

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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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