Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 58.6% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.81
|
$4.58
KGS407.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
$3.93
KGS350.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.49
|
$0.58
KGS51.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.10
|
$0.36
KGS31.65
|
|
pay 36.9% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
$0.38
KGS34.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.91
|
$3.79
KGS337.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.78
|
$2.81
KGS250.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
$1.57
KGS139.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.55
|
$2.12
KGS188.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.85
|
$0.42
KGS37.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.72
KGS63.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$0.89
KGS79.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.95
|
$0.70
KGS61.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.22
KGS19.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.47
|
$0.19
KGS17.06
|
|
pay 65.5% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.91
|
$2.78
KGS247.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£74.08
|
$6.29
KGS560.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,790,741.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.18
|
$2.32
KGS206.20
|
|
pay 75.2% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
$12.23
KGS1,088.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
$319.03
KGS28,398.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£676.03
|
$179.18
KGS15,949.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
$27.42
KGS2,440.72
|
|
pay 71.8% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
$140.84
KGS12,537.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
$7,341.74
KGS653,536.09
|
|
pay 63.7% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£4.00
|
$1.37
KGS122.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.90
|
$1.44
KGS128.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
$1.40
KGS124.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.78
|
$32.47
KGS2,890.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.68
|
$3.15
KGS280.02
|
|
pay 31.6% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
$22.31
KGS1,985.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
$34.40
KGS3,062.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
$62.28
KGS5,543.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£65.35
|
$60.31
KGS5,368.51
|
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