Cost of living comparison

Kyrgyzstan

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Argentina vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 32.0% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 91.1% more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 43.9% more in Argentina
Transportation: pay 53.1% more in Argentina
Housing: pay 17.1% more in Argentina
Childcare: pay 39.2% less in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% more in Argentina
Clothing: pay 45.3% more in Argentina

The cost of restaurants, transportation, clothing, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Argentina are more expensive than in Kyrgyzstan. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Argentina.

Argentina vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 91.1% more for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KGS502.97	$8.59 ARS9,220.96	+48.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.68 KGS492.91	$6.73 ARS7,221.82	+18.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 KGS58.64	$1.32 ARS1,418.10	+95.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KGS28.73	$1.00 ARS1,075.95	+202.6%
Average			+91.1%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Argentina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.9% more for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 KGS41.43	$1.43 ARS1,532.28	+198.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 KGS445.63	$3.84 ARS4,116.14	-25.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.25 KGS281.44	$4.28 ARS4,591.53	+31.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 KGS152.37	$1.79 ARS1,922.71	+2.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 KGS209.38	$2.64 ARS2,834.31	+9.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 KGS40.87	$0.91 ARS972.11	+92.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS73.76	$0.85 ARS909.94	-0.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 KGS81.83	$0.64 ARS691.39	-31.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 KGS78.25	$1.01 ARS1,080.25	+11.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KGS19.72	$0.46 ARS497.70	+104.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 KGS20.82	$0.46 ARS490.30	+90.3%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 53.1% more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 KGS251.87	$3.66 ARS3,928.78	+26.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.54 KGS653.86	$13.28 ARS14,248.27	+76.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,443.16 KGS3,420,179.12	$28,930.00 ARS31,045,944.48	-26.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 KGS362.14	$9.90 ARS10,620.06	+137.0%
Average			+53.1%

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pay 17.1% more for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.05 KGS1,044.58	$19.37 ARS20,783.57	+60.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$474.69 KGS41,160.77	$303.40 ARS325,594.51	-36.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.07 KGS30,614.98	$221.72 ARS237,931.83	-37.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.19 KGS2,010.79	$41.92 ARS44,989.64	+80.8%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 39.2% less for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.15 KGS19,956.63	$173.69 ARS186,391.03	-24.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,168.50 KGS534,880.81	$2,841.72 ARS3,049,563.03	-53.9%
Average			-39.2%

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pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KGS100.59	$1.81 ARS1,941.58	+56.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 KGS178.27	$2.09 ARS2,238.96	+1.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 KGS135.30	$2.36 ARS2,529.93	+51.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.01 KGS3,729.07	$18.92 ARS20,301.48	-56.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.35 KGS377.23	$4.76 ARS5,112.17	+9.5%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 45.3% more for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.60 KGS3,520.77	$79.59 ARS85,415.39	+96.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.86 KGS3,369.88	$69.14 ARS74,200.68	+77.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.88 KGS9,007.69	$107.64 ARS115,511.16	+3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.67 KGS8,382.79	$100.20 ARS107,524.99	+3.6%
Average			+45.3%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Argentina - 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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