Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 82.4% more expensive than India.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of India, you would:
pay 86.6% more for restaurants
|
India
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.48
₹208.81
|
$5.66
KGS485.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.94
₹331.46
|
$4.75
KGS407.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₹33.01
|
$0.70
KGS60.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.36
|
$0.37
KGS32.16
|
|
pay 64.7% more for groceries
|
India
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.96
|
$0.44
KGS37.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
₹215.01
|
$4.30
KGS368.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹214.89
|
$3.42
KGS293.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹77.86
|
$1.62
KGS138.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹114.28
|
$2.21
KGS189.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
₹71.89
|
$0.44
KGS37.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹26.24
|
$0.74
KGS63.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.56
|
$0.89
KGS76.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.25
|
$0.79
KGS67.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.36
|
$0.21
KGS18.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
₹14.50
|
$0.21
KGS17.86
|
|
pay 15.8% more for transportation
|
India
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₹394.00
|
$2.89
KGS248.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
₹844.22
|
$6.20
KGS531.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,372.81
₹1,124,467.17
|
$33,875.45
KGS2,906,513.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
₹249.80
|
$2.57
KGS220.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
India
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.66
₹644.28
|
$11.68
KGS1,002.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.15
₹11,448.39
|
$414.20
KGS35,538.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.97
₹7,480.79
|
$259.81
KGS22,291.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.75
₹2,417.46
|
$25.66
KGS2,201.26
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
India
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.47
₹4,916.57
|
$218.65
KGS18,759.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,644.63
₹138,290.13
|
$4,498.84
KGS386,000.24
|
|
pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹154.62
|
$1.02
KGS87.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹134.07
|
$1.64
KGS141.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.63
₹305.54
|
$1.61
KGS138.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.08
₹1,352.18
|
$35.43
KGS3,039.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₹284.09
|
$3.11
KGS267.12
|
|
pay 73.2% more for clothing
|
India
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.53
₹1,978.38
|
$31.37
KGS2,691.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.73
₹2,079.60
|
$38.21
KGS3,278.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.02
₹3,449.38
|
$75.90
KGS6,512.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.71
₹2,582.51
|
$67.64
KGS5,803.75
|
|
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