Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 2.1 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 88.7% more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP201.08
|
$5.80
KGS503.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP245.75
|
$5.68
KGS493.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.52
|
$0.68
KGS58.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.25
|
$0.33
KGS28.76
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP38.46
|
$0.48
KGS41.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP89.65
|
$5.14
KGS446.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP167.56
|
$3.25
KGS281.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP78.36
|
$1.76
KGS152.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP100.05
|
$2.41
KGS209.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP31.28
|
$0.47
KGS40.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.89
|
$0.85
KGS73.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.46
|
$0.94
KGS81.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP9.06
|
$0.90
KGS78.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.50
|
$0.23
KGS19.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.48
|
$0.24
KGS20.84
|
|
pay 63.0% more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP49.77
|
$2.90
KGS252.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP610.11
|
$7.54
KGS654.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,481,055.76
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,423,665.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP134.83
|
$4.18
KGS362.51
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP387.40
|
$12.05
KGS1,045.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,470.40
|
$474.69
KGS41,202.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,644.99
|
$353.07
KGS30,646.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP602.10
|
$23.19
KGS2,012.84
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,381.62
|
$230.15
KGS19,976.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP74,815.84
|
$6,168.50
KGS535,426.10
|
|
pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP91.09
|
$1.16
KGS100.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP69.94
|
$2.06
KGS178.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP93.99
|
$1.56
KGS135.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,110.75
|
$43.01
KGS3,732.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP136.06
|
$4.35
KGS377.61
|
|
pay 55.4% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,190.92
|
$40.60
KGS3,524.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,463.39
|
$38.86
KGS3,373.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,936.46
|
$103.88
KGS9,016.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,878.80
|
$96.67
KGS8,391.34
|
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