Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 10.4% more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 20.0% more for restaurants
Uzbekistan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
UZS42,485
|
$4.58
KGS407.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
UZS37,772
|
$3.93
KGS350.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UZS6,199
|
$0.58
KGS52.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
UZS4,797
|
$0.36
KGS31.68
|
|
pay 23.0% more for groceries
Uzbekistan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
UZS3,544
|
$0.38
KGS34.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
UZS25,556
|
$3.79
KGS337.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
UZS39,513
|
$2.81
KGS250.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
UZS15,523
|
$1.57
KGS139.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
UZS16,310
|
$2.12
KGS189.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
UZS5,641
|
$0.42
KGS37.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,997
|
$0.72
KGS64.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
UZS10,395
|
$0.89
KGS79.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
UZS6,994
|
$0.70
KGS62.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UZS2,628
|
$0.22
KGS19.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
UZS1,925
|
$0.19
KGS17.08
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
Uzbekistan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
UZS33,346
|
$2.78
KGS247.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.30
UZS155,359
|
$6.29
KGS560.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,336.08
UZS206,381,338
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,792,823.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
UZS24,463
|
$2.32
KGS206.44
|
|
pay 15.0% less for housing
Uzbekistan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.09
UZS291,693
|
$12.23
KGS1,089.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.88
UZS3,472,663
|
$319.03
KGS28,431.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$199.02
UZS2,514,369
|
$179.18
KGS15,968.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
UZS428,297
|
$27.42
KGS2,443.56
|
|
pay 32.5% more for childcare
Uzbekistan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.42
UZS1,521,384
|
$140.84
KGS12,551.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,963.07
UZS62,700,756
|
$7,341.74
KGS654,295.96
|
|
pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports
Uzbekistan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
UZS11,973
|
$1.37
KGS122.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
UZS18,627
|
$1.44
KGS128.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.11
UZS26,623
|
$1.40
KGS124.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.17
UZS292,723
|
$32.47
KGS2,893.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.26
UZS28,610
|
$3.15
KGS280.35
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
Uzbekistan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.44
UZS333,981
|
$22.31
KGS1,987.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
UZS393,139
|
$34.40
KGS3,066.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.32
UZS1,027,321
|
$62.28
KGS5,550.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.27
UZS710,850
|
$60.31
KGS5,374.75
|
|
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