Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 61.2% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 41.9% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$69.14
|
$5.66
KGS496.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$45.09
|
$4.75
KGS417.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.43
|
$0.70
KGS61.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.80
|
$0.37
KGS32.87
|
|
pay 64.0% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.94
|
$0.44
KGS38.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.62
|
$4.30
KGS377.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.97
|
$3.42
KGS300.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.33
|
$1.62
KGS142.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$35.09
|
$2.21
KGS193.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
$0.44
KGS38.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
$0.74
KGS65.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.71
|
$0.89
KGS77.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.49
|
$0.79
KGS68.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.48
|
$0.21
KGS18.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
$0.21
KGS18.26
|
|
pay 61.2% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.16
|
$2.89
KGS253.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$501.01
|
$6.20
KGS543.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$260,326.05
|
$33,875.45
KGS2,970,877.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$107.22
|
$2.57
KGS225.13
|
|
pay 75.0% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$172.30
|
$11.68
KGS1,024.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,175.02
|
$414.20
KGS36,325.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,639.18
|
$259.81
KGS22,784.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,533.50
|
$25.66
KGS2,250.01
|
|
pay 77.8% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,269.76
|
$218.65
KGS19,175.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$169,191.89
|
$4,498.84
KGS394,548.03
|
|
pay 75.6% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$60.12
|
$1.02
KGS89.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.53
|
$1.64
KGS144.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
$1.61
KGS141.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$675.01
|
$35.43
KGS3,107.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
$3.11
KGS273.03
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$596.17
|
$31.37
KGS2,751.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.96
|
$38.21
KGS3,350.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$715.02
|
$75.90
KGS6,656.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,056.43
|
$67.64
KGS5,932.27
|
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