Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 41.8% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 49.5% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.57
€9.79
|
$5.66
KGS485.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
€6.52
|
$4.75
KGS407.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.34
|
$0.70
KGS60.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.37
KGS32.16
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
Latvia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
$0.44
KGS37.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.84
|
$4.30
KGS368.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
€4.22
|
$3.42
KGS293.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
$1.62
KGS138.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.99
€2.77
|
$2.21
KGS189.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.44
KGS37.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.74
KGS63.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$0.89
KGS76.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.79
KGS67.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.33
|
$0.21
KGS18.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.21
KGS17.86
|
|
pay 45.0% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.88
€6.37
|
$2.89
KGS248.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.63
€42.25
|
$6.20
KGS531.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,770.47
€22,934.33
|
$33,875.45
KGS2,906,513.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
€8.65
|
$2.57
KGS220.25
|
|
pay 25.3% less for housing
Latvia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.24
€15.04
|
$11.68
KGS1,002.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
€326.83
|
$414.20
KGS35,538.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.19
€251.09
|
$259.81
KGS22,291.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$185.26
€171.52
|
$25.66
KGS2,201.26
|
|
pay 54.8% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.30
€359.52
|
$218.65
KGS18,759.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,208.99
€12,229.86
|
$4,498.84
KGS386,000.24
|
|
pay 55.6% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.17
€3.86
|
$1.02
KGS87.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.88
€2.67
|
$1.64
KGS141.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.02
€4.65
|
$1.61
KGS138.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.72
€42.34
|
$35.43
KGS3,039.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
€9.23
|
$3.11
KGS267.12
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.71
€72.87
|
$31.37
KGS2,691.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.65
€40.41
|
$38.21
KGS3,278.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.70
€78.42
|
$75.90
KGS6,512.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.77
€113.67
|
$67.64
KGS5,803.75
|
|
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