Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of American Samoa, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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American Samoa
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Kyrgyzstan
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.80
KGS500.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.68
KGS490.00
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.68
KGS58.29
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.33
KGS28.56
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
American Samoa
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.48
KGS41.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.14
KGS443.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.25
KGS279.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.76
KGS151.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.41
KGS208.15
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.47
KGS40.63
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.85
KGS73.32
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.94
KGS81.34
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
KGS77.79
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.23
KGS19.60
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.24
KGS20.70
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
American Samoa
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.90
KGS250.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.54
KGS650.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,443.16
KGS3,400,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.18
KGS360.00
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
American Samoa
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$12.05
KGS1,038.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$474.69
KGS40,917.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$353.07
KGS30,434.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$23.19
KGS1,998.93
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
American Samoa
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$230.15
KGS19,838.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,168.50
KGS531,725.00
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
American Samoa
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.16
KGS100.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.06
KGS177.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.56
KGS134.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.01
KGS3,707.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.35
KGS375.00
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
American Samoa
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.60
KGS3,500.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.86
KGS3,350.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$103.88
KGS8,954.55
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$96.67
KGS8,333.33
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