Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 13.5% cheaper than Vietnam.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 26.0% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,885
|
$4.58
KGS405.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
$3.93
KGS348.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,092
|
$0.58
KGS51.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,770
|
$0.36
KGS31.53
|
|
pay 22.3% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
$0.38
KGS33.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,932
|
$3.79
KGS336.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,762
|
$2.81
KGS249.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
$1.57
KGS138.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,280
|
$2.12
KGS188.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,523
|
$0.42
KGS37.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,227
|
$0.72
KGS63.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,753
|
$0.89
KGS78.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,563
|
$0.70
KGS61.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,092
|
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,704
|
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
|
pay 41.0% less for transportation
Vietnam
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,959
|
$2.78
KGS246.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,250
|
$6.29
KGS557.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,784,014.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,839
|
$2.32
KGS205.42
|
|
pay 11.0% less for housing
Vietnam
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
$319.03
KGS28,292.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
$179.18
KGS15,889.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.55
|
|
pay 32.7% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
$140.84
KGS12,490.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
|
pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,791
|
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,320
|
$1.44
KGS127.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
$1.40
KGS124.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫634,479
|
$32.47
KGS2,879.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,091
|
$3.15
KGS278.97
|
|
pay 22.7% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
$22.31
KGS1,978.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
$34.40
KGS3,051.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
$62.28
KGS5,523.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
$60.31
KGS5,348.34
|
|
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