Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 2.1% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 23.6% less for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.27
KZT4,326.01
|
$5.80
KGS504.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,158.32
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT476.75
|
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT257.80
|
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
|
pay 6.2% more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT206.86
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,372.86
|
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,119.82
|
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT797.09
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,089.89
|
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT306.00
|
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT432.33
|
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT447.46
|
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT430.94
|
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT119.13
|
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT104.57
|
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
|
pay 16.7% more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT963.66
|
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,710.95
|
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT11,314,892.92
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,894.25
|
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
|
pay 11.8% more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT6,056.60
|
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT180,740.65
|
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT129,759.10
|
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT19,056.96
|
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
|
pay 11.2% more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT107,174.15
|
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,927,285.56
|
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
|
pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT624.17
|
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT1,030.85
|
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT1,011.70
|
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT19,451.57
|
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,334.41
|
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT37,075.97
|
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT22,613.11
|
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT50,780.17
|
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT42,201.97
|
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
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