Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 12.1% cheaper than Peru.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.5% less for restaurants
Peru
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.23
|
$4.58
KGS406.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.85
|
$3.93
KGS349.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.85
|
$0.58
KGS51.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.36
KGS31.57
|
|
pay 3.3% more for groceries
Peru
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.88
|
$0.38
KGS33.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.63
|
$3.79
KGS336.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.28
|
$2.81
KGS249.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.65
|
$1.57
KGS139.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN8.01
|
$2.12
KGS188.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.21
|
$0.42
KGS37.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$0.72
KGS63.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$0.89
KGS79.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.70
KGS61.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$0.22
KGS19.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
$0.19
KGS17.02
|
|
pay 47.9% less for transportation
Peru
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.98
|
$2.78
KGS246.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN62.31
|
$6.29
KGS558.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,891.05
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,786,527.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.95
|
$2.32
KGS205.71
|
|
pay 21.6% less for housing
Peru
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN111.19
|
$12.23
KGS1,085.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,045.79
|
$319.03
KGS28,332.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN770.58
|
$179.18
KGS15,912.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN148.11
|
$27.42
KGS2,434.98
|
|
pay 19.0% more for childcare
Peru
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN610.84
|
$140.84
KGS12,507.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,272.40
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,997.99
|
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.91
|
$1.37
KGS121.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.78
|
$1.44
KGS128.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.22
|
$1.40
KGS124.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN117.37
|
$32.47
KGS2,883.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.27
|
$3.15
KGS279.36
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
Peru
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN151.03
|
$22.31
KGS1,980.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN86.28
|
$34.40
KGS3,055.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN254.63
|
$62.28
KGS5,530.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN225.91
|
$60.31
KGS5,355.87
|
|
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