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Kyrgyzstan vs. Nepal Cost of Living Summary

Kyrgyzstan is 78.3% more expensive than Nepal overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Kyrgyzstan
Groceries: pay 26.9% more in Kyrgyzstan
Transportation: pay 23.3% less in Kyrgyzstan
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Kyrgyzstan
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Kyrgyzstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.0% more in Kyrgyzstan
Clothing: pay 70.1% more in Kyrgyzstan

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Kyrgyzstan are more expensive than in Nepal. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyzstan vs. Nepal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Nepal	Kyrgyzstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.72 NPR245.98	$4.96 KGS433.33	+187.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.09 NPR868.56	$7.15 KGS625.00	+17.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 NPR66.82	$0.71 KGS62.22	+52.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 NPR21.97	$0.38 KGS33.53	+149.1%
Average			+101.5%

Nepal vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.9% more for groceries

	Nepal	Kyrgyzstan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 NPR66.00	$0.35 KGS30.46	-24.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.17 NPR452.92	$3.45 KGS301.80	+8.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.73 NPR390.23	$3.57 KGS312.24	+30.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 NPR224.34	$1.61 KGS141.14	+2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.34 NPR191.86	$1.85 KGS161.84	+37.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 NPR132.93	$0.35 KGS30.30	-62.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 NPR55.14	$0.71 KGS61.66	+82.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 NPR71.16	$0.97 KGS84.93	+94.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 NPR37.38	$0.53 KGS46.49	+103.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 NPR26.11	$0.26 KGS22.44	+40.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 NPR36.31	$0.21 KGS18.43	-17.2%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 23.3% less for transportation

	Nepal	Kyrgyzstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.54 NPR647.91	$3.09 KGS270.13	-32.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.71 NPR1,670.35	$11.84 KGS1,035.00	+1.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,860.29 NPR4,118,273.43	$30,303.03 KGS2,650,000.00	+5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.69 NPR1,383.25	$3.17 KGS277.00	-67.3%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Nepal	Kyrgyzstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.21 NPR1,171.36	$9.52 KGS832.78	+16.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$80.01 NPR11,416.67	$365.69 KGS31,979.79	+357.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$52.43 NPR7,481.18	$261.21 KGS22,842.84	+398.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$18.56 NPR2,648.48	$31.84 KGS2,784.30	+71.5%
Average			+210.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Nepal	Kyrgyzstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.04 NPR7,425.31	$169.45 KGS14,818.18	+225.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,428.89 NPR346,594.44	$3,568.00 KGS312,021.88	+46.9%
Average			+136.2%

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pay 26.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Nepal	Kyrgyzstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.16 NPR307.58	$1.30 KGS113.33	-39.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 NPR200.08	$1.98 KGS173.21	+41.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.59 NPR370.28	$1.89 KGS165.00	-27.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.84 NPR2,545.91	$36.68 KGS3,207.94	+105.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.74 NPR390.97	$4.12 KGS360.00	+50.3%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 70.1% more for clothing

	Nepal	Kyrgyzstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.52 NPR2,927.72	$29.45 KGS2,575.00	+43.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.55 NPR3,503.67	$37.03 KGS3,238.46	+50.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$41.57 NPR5,932.47	$76.65 KGS6,702.94	+84.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.69 NPR4,379.01	$61.94 KGS5,416.67	+101.8%
Average			+70.1%

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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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