Cost of living comparison
Austria is 3.3 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Austria instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.66
KGS485.68
|
$15.33
€14.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
KGS407.97
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
KGS60.10
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
KGS32.16
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.44
KGS37.66
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
KGS368.95
|
$8.22
€7.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.42
KGS293.53
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KGS138.95
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
KGS189.24
|
$5.79
€5.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
KGS37.44
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
KGS63.88
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS76.05
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
KGS67.50
|
$1.84
€1.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
KGS18.40
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
KGS17.86
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.89
KGS248.12
|
$6.51
€5.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.20
KGS531.79
|
$49.62
€45.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,875.45
KGS2,906,513.64
|
$26,063.58
€23,967.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.57
KGS220.25
|
$19.69
€18.11
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.68
KGS1,002.26
|
$36.32
€33.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$414.20
KGS35,538.44
|
$871.49
€801.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.81
KGS22,291.30
|
$685.35
€630.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.66
KGS2,201.26
|
$267.95
€246.40
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.65
KGS18,759.94
|
$469.56
€431.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.84
KGS386,000.24
|
$14,286.41
€13,137.54
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
KGS87.42
|
$4.59
€4.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
KGS141.10
|
$3.54
€3.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.61
KGS138.18
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.43
KGS3,039.71
|
$44.34
€40.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.11
KGS267.12
|
$12.69
€11.67
|
|
pay 73.8% more for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.37
KGS2,691.43
|
$85.15
€78.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.21
KGS3,278.32
|
$46.34
€42.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.90
KGS6,512.40
|
$89.08
€81.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.64
KGS5,803.75
|
$125.31
€115.24
|
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