Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 12.2% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 4.9% less for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.24
|
$5.80
KGS504.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.40
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.04
|
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.35
|
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
|
pay 21.3% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.88
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.52
|
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.22
|
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.00
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.29
|
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.54
|
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.36
|
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.84
|
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
|
pay 27.6% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.16
|
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.60
|
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,041.28
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.39
|
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
|
pay 39.3% more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.36
|
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN857.50
|
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN567.31
|
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN134.52
|
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN982.54
|
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,155.08
|
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
|
pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.64
|
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.82
|
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.35
|
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.20
|
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN11.98
|
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN193.69
|
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.05
|
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN282.63
|
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN274.02
|
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
|
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