Cost of living comparison

Pakistan

compared to

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan vs. Pakistan Cost of Living Summary

Kyrgyzstan is 68.0% more expensive than Pakistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 75.5% more in Kyrgyzstan
Groceries: pay 40.3% more in Kyrgyzstan
Transportation: pay 7.2% less in Kyrgyzstan
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Kyrgyzstan
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Kyrgyzstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% more in Kyrgyzstan
Clothing: pay 69.3% more in Kyrgyzstan

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

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Kyrgyzstan vs. Pakistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.5% more for restaurants

	Pakistan	Kyrgyzstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.20 PKR609.55	$4.57 KGS400.01	+107.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.26 PKR1,457.54	$7.49 KGS655.01	+42.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 PKR95.17	$0.71 KGS61.67	+105.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 PKR59.84	$0.32 KGS27.63	+46.2%
Average			+75.5%

Pakistan vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.3% more for groceries

	Pakistan	Kyrgyzstan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 PKR176.79	$0.33 KGS28.81	-48.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.70 PKR748.06	$3.22 KGS281.41	+19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.11 PKR861.18	$3.31 KGS289.27	+6.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.15 PKR319.26	$1.62 KGS141.38	+40.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.21 PKR336.17	$1.83 KGS159.89	+50.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 PKR137.93	$0.43 KGS37.40	-14.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 PKR79.05	$0.72 KGS62.70	+151.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 PKR101.50	$0.98 KGS85.48	+166.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR66.99	$0.59 KGS51.69	+144.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 PKR38.93	$0.25 KGS21.95	+78.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 PKR49.11	$0.21 KGS18.48	+19.2%
Average			+40.3%

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pay 7.2% less for transportation

	Pakistan	Kyrgyzstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 PKR1,291.39	$3.84 KGS335.91	-17.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.52 PKR2,913.94	$11.84 KGS1,035.02	+12.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,580.47 PKR7M	$24,144.21 KGS2M	+2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 PKR1,612.75	$3.76 KGS328.71	-35.5%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Pakistan	Kyrgyzstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.11 PKR4,183.35	$10.29 KGS899.74	-31.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$128.29 PKR35,528.57	$398.00 KGS34,805.49	+210.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$72.06 PKR19,955.04	$287.64 KGS25,153.75	+299.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.54 PKR22,026.55	$32.70 KGS2,859.24	-58.9%
Average			+134.9%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Pakistan	Kyrgyzstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$39.09 PKR10,825.60	$159.59 KGS13,955.79	+308.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,756.74 PKR486K	$4,862.35 KGS425K	+176.8%
Average			+236.1%

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pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Pakistan	Kyrgyzstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 PKR696.08	$1.22 KGS106.67	-51.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 PKR482.70	$2.02 KGS176.62	+15.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.93 PKR535.64	$1.96 KGS171.67	+1.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.98 PKR4,425.53	$38.67 KGS3,381.88	+142.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.36 PKR1,207.56	$4.57 KGS400.01	+4.9%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 69.3% more for clothing

	Pakistan	Kyrgyzstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.59 PKR4,318.50	$37.23 KGS3,255.61	+138.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.51 PKR6,233.91	$39.64 KGS3,466.73	+76.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.58 PKR18,993.19	$71.97 KGS6,293.44	+4.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$31.50 PKR8,722.02	$58.66 KGS5,130.09	+86.3%
Average			+69.3%

Pakistan vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of clothing

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