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Kyrgyzstan vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Kyrgyzstan is 10.0% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.6% less in Kyrgyzstan
Groceries: pay 14.0% more in Kyrgyzstan
Transportation: pay 7.4% less in Kyrgyzstan
Housing: pay 2.9% more in Kyrgyzstan
Childcare: pay 31.0% more in Kyrgyzstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.4% more in Kyrgyzstan
Clothing: pay 11.8% more in Kyrgyzstan

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and housing in Kyrgyzstan are more expensive than in Colombia. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyzstan vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Colombia, you would:

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pay 8.6% less for restaurants

	Colombia	Kyrgyzstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.20 COP17,454.81	$5.80 KGS507.25	+38.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 COP27,502.96	$5.68 KGS497.11	-14.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 COP3,258.96	$0.68 KGS59.14	-13.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 COP2,473.55	$0.33 KGS28.98	-44.4%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 14.0% more for groceries

	Colombia	Kyrgyzstan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 COP5,282.40	$0.48 KGS41.78	-62.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.16 COP8,990.98	$5.14 KGS449.42	+137.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.88 COP16,121.19	$3.25 KGS283.83	-16.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 COP8,394.61	$1.76 KGS153.67	-13.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 COP9,092.30	$2.41 KGS211.16	+10.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 COP4,450.99	$0.47 KGS41.22	-56.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 COP1,889.29	$0.85 KGS74.39	+87.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,292.36	$0.94 KGS82.52	+71.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,900.17	$0.90 KGS78.92	+97.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 COP2,078.95	$0.23 KGS19.88	-54.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 COP1,881.43	$0.24 KGS21.00	-47.0%
Average			+14.0%

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pay 7.4% less for transportation

	Colombia	Kyrgyzstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.05 COP12,686.31	$2.90 KGS254.01	-4.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.31 COP142,515.71	$7.54 KGS659.43	-78.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,642.99 COP73,286,142.17	$39,443.16 KGS3,449,303.94	+123.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.10 COP58,561.25	$4.18 KGS365.22	-70.4%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 2.9% more for housing

	Colombia	Kyrgyzstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.88 COP95,025.66	$12.05 KGS1,053.48	-47.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$272.41 COP1,131,559.07	$474.69 KGS41,511.27	+74.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 COP979,768.39	$353.07 KGS30,875.68	+49.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.40 COP275,826.51	$23.19 KGS2,027.91	-65.1%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 31.0% more for childcare

	Colombia	Kyrgyzstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$190.65 COP791,947.66	$230.15 KGS20,126.58	+20.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,364.51 COP18,129,488.80	$6,168.50 KGS539,435.63	+41.3%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Kyrgyzstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,793.06	$1.16 KGS101.45	+0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 COP5,833.02	$2.06 KGS179.79	+46.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 COP8,692.53	$1.56 KGS136.45	-25.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.45 COP93,272.85	$43.01 KGS3,760.83	+91.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.65 COP15,177.55	$4.35 KGS380.44	+19.1%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 11.8% more for clothing

	Colombia	Kyrgyzstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.02 COP216,083.97	$40.60 KGS3,550.75	-21.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.22 COP158,779.81	$38.86 KGS3,398.58	+1.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.60 COP338,973.33	$103.88 KGS9,084.40	+27.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.09 COP286,972.40	$96.67 KGS8,454.18	+39.9%
Average			+11.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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