Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 19.7% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Albania, you would:
pay 38.6% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL692
|
$5.66
KGS494.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL584
|
$4.75
KGS415.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL146
|
$0.70
KGS61.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.37
KGS32.72
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
Albania
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$0.44
KGS38.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL455
|
$4.30
KGS375.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL645
|
$3.42
KGS298.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL305
|
$1.62
KGS141.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL298
|
$2.21
KGS192.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$0.44
KGS38.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.74
KGS64.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$0.89
KGS77.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.79
KGS68.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.21
KGS18.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL44
|
$0.21
KGS18.18
|
|
pay 50.9% less for transportation
Albania
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL727
|
$2.89
KGS252.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,446
|
$6.20
KGS541.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,824,881
|
$33,875.45
KGS2,957,370.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,728
|
$2.57
KGS224.10
|
|
pay 15.4% less for housing
Albania
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,476
|
$11.68
KGS1,019.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,977
|
$414.20
KGS36,160.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,448
|
$259.81
KGS22,681.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,193
|
$25.66
KGS2,239.78
|
|
pay 50.9% more for childcare
Albania
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,405
|
$218.65
KGS19,088.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL277,292
|
$4,498.84
KGS392,754.35
|
|
pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL230
|
$1.02
KGS88.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL143
|
$1.64
KGS143.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL328
|
$1.61
KGS140.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,378
|
$35.43
KGS3,092.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL759
|
$3.11
KGS271.79
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
Albania
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,255
|
$31.37
KGS2,738.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,167
|
$38.21
KGS3,335.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,253
|
$75.90
KGS6,626.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,619
|
$67.64
KGS5,905.30
|
|
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