Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 64.4% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 7.5% less for restaurants
Somalia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$4.58
KGS405.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
$3.93
KGS348.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$0.58
KGS51.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS242
|
$0.36
KGS31.53
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
$0.38
KGS33.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
$3.79
KGS336.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
$2.81
KGS249.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
$1.57
KGS138.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$2.12
KGS188.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS959
|
$0.42
KGS37.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS379
|
$0.72
KGS63.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS724
|
$0.89
KGS78.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.70
KGS61.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
Somalia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
$2.78
KGS246.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
$6.29
KGS557.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,784,014.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
$2.32
KGS205.42
|
|
pay 9.1% more for housing
Somalia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
$319.03
KGS28,292.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
$179.18
KGS15,889.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.55
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
$140.84
KGS12,490.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS638
|
$1.44
KGS127.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
$1.40
KGS124.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
$32.47
KGS2,879.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$3.15
KGS278.97
|
|
pay 75.3% more for clothing
Somalia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
$22.31
KGS1,978.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
$34.40
KGS3,051.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
$62.28
KGS5,523.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
$60.31
KGS5,348.34
|
|
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