Cost of living comparison

Georgia

compared to

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Kyrgyzstan is 7.0% cheaper than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.8% less in Kyrgyzstan
Groceries: pay 5.2% less in Kyrgyzstan
Transportation: pay 4.2% less in Kyrgyzstan
Housing: pay 17.9% less in Kyrgyzstan
Childcare: pay 37.9% more in Kyrgyzstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.3% less in Kyrgyzstan
Clothing: pay 10.8% less in Kyrgyzstan

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyzstan vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.8% less for restaurants

	Georgia	Kyrgyzstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 GEL27.24	$5.80 KGS502.97	-40.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.91 GEL21.94	$5.68 KGS492.91	-28.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 GEL2.31	$0.68 KGS58.64	-18.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 GEL1.20	$0.33 KGS28.73	-23.5%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 5.2% less for groceries

	Georgia	Kyrgyzstan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 GEL1.68	$0.48 KGS41.43	-20.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.99 GEL11.07	$5.14 KGS445.63	+28.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 GEL19.70	$3.25 KGS281.44	-54.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 GEL6.39	$1.76 KGS152.37	-23.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.62 GEL7.27	$2.41 KGS209.38	-7.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 GEL1.48	$0.47 KGS40.87	-11.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 GEL2.06	$0.85 KGS73.76	+14.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 GEL1.98	$0.94 KGS81.83	+32.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 GEL1.89	$0.90 KGS78.25	+32.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 GEL0.80	$0.23 KGS19.72	-21.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 GEL0.90	$0.24 KGS20.82	-26.3%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 4.2% less for transportation

	Georgia	Kyrgyzstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 GEL12.44	$2.90 KGS251.87	-35.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.38 GEL37.14	$7.54 KGS653.86	-43.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,514.71 GEL56,928.31	$39,443.16 KGS3,420,179.12	+92.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.97 GEL16.58	$4.18 KGS362.14	-30.1%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 17.9% less for housing

	Georgia	Kyrgyzstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.81 GEL43.87	$12.05 KGS1,044.58	-23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$472.27 GEL1,310.54	$474.69 KGS41,160.77	+0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$323.81 GEL898.58	$353.07 KGS30,614.98	+9.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.01 GEL149.89	$23.19 KGS2,010.79	-57.1%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 37.9% more for childcare

	Georgia	Kyrgyzstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.75 GEL554.32	$230.15 KGS19,956.63	+15.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,840.26 GEL10,656.71	$6,168.50 KGS534,880.81	+60.6%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Kyrgyzstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 GEL4.28	$1.16 KGS100.59	-24.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 GEL6.81	$2.06 KGS178.27	-16.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.92 GEL8.11	$1.56 KGS135.30	-46.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.78 GEL110.38	$43.01 KGS3,729.07	+8.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.96 GEL16.53	$4.35 KGS377.23	-27.0%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 10.8% less for clothing

	Georgia	Kyrgyzstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.01 GEL172.09	$40.60 KGS3,520.77	-34.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.33 GEL114.70	$38.86 KGS3,369.88	-6.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.06 GEL277.66	$103.88 KGS9,007.69	+3.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.32 GEL286.71	$96.67 KGS8,382.79	-6.4%
Average			-10.8%

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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: April 2025

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