Cost of living comparison

Eritrea

compared to

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Kyrgyzstan is 70.8% more expensive than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.8% less in Kyrgyzstan
Groceries: pay 4.0% less in Kyrgyzstan
Transportation: pay 35.2% less in Kyrgyzstan
Housing: pay 23.9% less in Kyrgyzstan
Childcare: pay 6.4 times more in Kyrgyzstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Kyrgyzstan
Clothing: pay 36.3% less in Kyrgyzstan

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

Kyrgyzstan vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.8% less for restaurants

	Eritrea	Kyrgyzstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.14 ERN272.04	$5.80 KGS507.25	-68.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$5.68 KGS497.11	-5.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 ERN27.50	$0.68 KGS59.14	-63.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 ERN20.00	$0.33 KGS28.98	-75.1%
Average			-52.8%

Eritrea vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.0% less for groceries

	Eritrea	Kyrgyzstan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 ERN7.50	$0.48 KGS41.78	-4.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$5.14 KGS449.42	+242.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 ERN92.11	$3.25 KGS283.83	-47.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.52 ERN67.80	$1.76 KGS153.67	-61.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$2.41 KGS211.16	-80.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$0.47 KGS41.22	-91.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.85 KGS74.39	+46.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 ERN12.85	$0.94 KGS82.52	+10.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ERN8.32	$0.90 KGS78.92	+62.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 ERN11.94	$0.23 KGS19.88	-71.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 ERN7.26	$0.24 KGS21.00	-50.4%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 35.2% less for transportation

	Eritrea	Kyrgyzstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.83 ERN132.49	$2.90 KGS254.01	-67.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$7.54 KGS659.43	-5.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	$39,443.16 KGS3,449,303.94	-40.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 ERN85.99	$4.18 KGS365.22	-27.2%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 23.9% less for housing

	Eritrea	Kyrgyzstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$12.05 KGS1,053.48	-94.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$474.69 KGS41,511.27	-0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	$353.07 KGS30,875.68	-11.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	$23.19 KGS2,027.91	+10.3%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 6.4 times more for childcare

	Eritrea	Kyrgyzstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$230.15 KGS20,126.58	+820.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	$6,168.50 KGS539,435.63	+268.3%
Average			+544.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Eritrea	Kyrgyzstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$1.16 KGS101.45	+16.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.77 ERN11.58	$2.06 KGS179.79	+166.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 ERN30.00	$1.56 KGS136.45	-22.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$43.01 KGS3,760.83	+59.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	$4.35 KGS380.44	+295.5%
Average			+103.0%

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pay 36.3% less for clothing

	Eritrea	Kyrgyzstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$40.60 KGS3,550.75	-50.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	$38.86 KGS3,398.58	-48.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$103.88 KGS9,084.40	-48.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	$96.67 KGS8,454.18	+1.8%
Average			-36.3%

Eritrea vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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