Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 15.1% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 4.2% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
₴184.79
|
$4.58
KGS407.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
₴143.63
|
$3.93
KGS350.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.63
|
$0.58
KGS51.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₴15.52
|
$0.36
KGS31.65
|
|
pay 21.8% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₴21.53
|
$0.38
KGS34.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₴127.75
|
$3.79
KGS337.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
₴125.42
|
$2.81
KGS250.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₴57.98
|
$1.57
KGS139.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₴61.98
|
$2.12
KGS188.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.94
|
$0.42
KGS37.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴18.62
|
$0.72
KGS63.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₴19.88
|
$0.89
KGS79.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₴28.73
|
$0.70
KGS61.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.69
|
$0.22
KGS19.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴10.01
|
$0.19
KGS17.06
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
Ukraine
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
₴151.55
|
$2.78
KGS247.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
₴283.50
|
$6.29
KGS560.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
₴760,637.05
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,790,741.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
₴133.16
|
$2.32
KGS206.20
|
|
pay 43.3% more for housing
Ukraine
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
₴175.17
|
$12.23
KGS1,088.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
₴9,308.03
|
$319.03
KGS28,398.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
₴6,189.33
|
$179.18
KGS15,949.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
₴2,463.81
|
$27.42
KGS2,440.72
|
|
pay 33.3% more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
₴7,279.12
|
$140.84
KGS12,537.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
₴153,993.19
|
$7,341.74
KGS653,536.09
|
|
pay 32.3% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₴33.78
|
$1.37
KGS122.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
₴38.31
|
$1.44
KGS128.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
₴77.41
|
$1.40
KGS124.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
₴748.56
|
$32.47
KGS2,890.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
₴118.34
|
$3.15
KGS280.02
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
₴1,603.91
|
$22.31
KGS1,985.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
₴1,211.60
|
$34.40
KGS3,062.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
₴2,577.84
|
$62.28
KGS5,543.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
₴2,921.03
|
$60.31
KGS5,368.51
|
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