Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 45.0% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
|
$4.58
KGS407.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$3.93
KGS350.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.58
KGS52.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$0.36
KGS31.68
|
|
pay 51.7% less for groceries
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.90
|
$0.38
KGS34.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.50
|
$3.79
KGS337.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
|
$2.81
KGS250.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
|
$1.57
KGS139.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$2.12
KGS189.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.42
KGS37.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.72
KGS64.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.89
KGS79.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
KGS62.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
|
$0.22
KGS19.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.19
KGS17.08
|
|
pay 61.5% less for transportation
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.66
|
$2.78
KGS247.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.29
KGS560.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,116.96
KGS1,792,823.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.46
|
$2.32
KGS206.44
|
|
pay 71.4% less for housing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.25
|
$12.23
KGS1,089.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
|
$319.03
KGS28,431.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.00
|
$179.18
KGS15,968.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.63
|
$27.42
KGS2,443.56
|
|
pay 15.7% more for childcare
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.50
|
$140.84
KGS12,551.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,674.00
|
$7,341.74
KGS654,295.96
|
|
pay 62.2% less for entertainment and sports
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$1.37
KGS122.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.67
|
$1.44
KGS128.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.40
KGS124.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.75
|
$32.47
KGS2,893.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$3.15
KGS280.35
|
|
pay 25.6% less for clothing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.75
|
$22.31
KGS1,987.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
|
$34.40
KGS3,066.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$62.28
KGS5,550.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
|
$60.31
KGS5,374.75
|
|
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