Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Kyrgyzstan is 0.9% cheaper than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 90.1% more in Kyrgyzstan
Groceries: pay 29.3% less in Kyrgyzstan
Transportation: pay 6.1% more in Kyrgyzstan
Housing: pay 0.1% less in Kyrgyzstan
Childcare: pay 59.4% less in Kyrgyzstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.7% more in Kyrgyzstan
Clothing: pay 2.5% more in Kyrgyzstan

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Kyrgyzstan are more expensive than in Vietnam. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and housing are lower in Kyrgyzstan. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Kyrgyzstan.

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Kyrgyzstan vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Vietnam, you would:

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pay 90.1% more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Kyrgyzstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.93 ₫49,968	$4.57 KGS400.01	+137.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.06 ₫105K	$7.49 KGS655.01	+84.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₫13,022	$0.71 KGS61.67	+40.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 ₫7,715	$0.32 KGS27.63	+6.0%
Average			+90.1%

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pay 29.3% less for groceries

	Vietnam	Kyrgyzstan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.96 ₫24,827	$0.33 KGS28.81	-65.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.37 ₫139K	$3.22 KGS281.41	-40.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.69 ₫147K	$3.31 KGS289.27	-41.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,111	$1.62 KGS141.38	+7.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.71 ₫44,332	$1.83 KGS159.89	+6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 ₫34,270	$0.43 KGS37.40	-67.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,159	$0.72 KGS62.70	+41.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,883	$0.98 KGS85.48	+59.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ₫14,322	$0.59 KGS51.69	+6.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫12,823	$0.25 KGS21.95	-49.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,288	$0.21 KGS18.48	-58.8%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 6.1% more for transportation

	Vietnam	Kyrgyzstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.36 ₫87,093	$3.84 KGS335.91	+14.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.12 ₫184K	$11.84 KGS1,035.02	+66.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$24,144.21 KGS2M	-21.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.75 ₫149K	$3.76 KGS328.71	-34.6%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 0.1% less for housing

	Vietnam	Kyrgyzstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.92 ₫231K	$10.29 KGS899.74	+15.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$387.95 ₫10M	$398.00 KGS34,805.49	+2.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.72 ₫7M	$287.64 KGS25,153.75	+11.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.62 ₫1M	$32.70 KGS2,859.24	-34.1%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 59.4% less for childcare

	Vietnam	Kyrgyzstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$321.30 ₫8M	$159.59 KGS13,955.79	-50.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,628.65 ₫379M	$4,862.35 KGS425K	-66.8%
Average			-59.4%

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pay 47.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Kyrgyzstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 ₫23,577	$1.22 KGS106.67	+34.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 ₫42,237	$2.02 KGS176.62	+23.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.36 ₫35,110	$1.96 KGS171.67	+44.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.59 ₫533K	$38.67 KGS3,381.88	+87.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.14 ₫81,316	$4.57 KGS400.01	+45.7%
Average			+47.7%

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pay 2.5% more for clothing

	Vietnam	Kyrgyzstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.00 ₫1M	$37.23 KGS3,255.61	-9.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.08 ₫623K	$39.64 KGS3,466.73	+64.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.97 ₫2M	$71.97 KGS6,293.44	-6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.18 ₫2M	$58.66 KGS5,130.09	-20.9%
Average			+2.5%

Vietnam vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of clothing

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