Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 56.3% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Chad, you would:
pay 18.1% less for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$5.80
KGS501.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,699
|
$5.68
KGS491.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA568
|
$0.68
KGS58.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA426
|
$0.33
KGS28.66
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
|
Chad
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$0.48
KGS41.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
$5.14
KGS444.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,945
|
$3.25
KGS280.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,363
|
$1.76
KGS152.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,867
|
$2.41
KGS208.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
$0.47
KGS40.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA491
|
$0.85
KGS73.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,089
|
$0.94
KGS81.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA669
|
$0.90
KGS78.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA436
|
$0.23
KGS19.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA436
|
$0.24
KGS20.77
|
|
pay 36.7% more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,469
|
$2.90
KGS251.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,438
|
$7.54
KGS652.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,098,449
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,411,832.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,315
|
$4.18
KGS361.25
|
|
pay 37.7% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA120,022
|
$12.05
KGS1,042.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA872,887
|
$474.69
KGS41,060.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,164
|
$353.07
KGS30,540.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA118,005
|
$23.19
KGS2,005.88
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,633
|
$230.15
KGS19,907.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,028,761
|
$6,168.50
KGS533,575.55
|
|
pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA772
|
$1.16
KGS100.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.06
KGS177.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA592
|
$1.56
KGS134.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,301
|
$43.01
KGS3,719.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,086
|
$4.35
KGS376.31
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,575
|
$40.60
KGS3,512.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,579
|
$38.86
KGS3,361.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,435
|
$103.88
KGS8,985.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,869
|
$96.67
KGS8,362.34
|
|
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