Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 27.5% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.2% more in Brazil
- Groceries
-
pay 26.9% more in Brazil
- Transportation
-
pay 2.2 times more in Brazil
- Housing
-
pay 19.4% more in Brazil
- Childcare
-
pay 10.2% more in Brazil
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.7% more in Brazil
- Clothing
-
pay 16.5% less in Brazil
The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Brazil are more expensive than in Kyrgyzstan. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Brazil.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 30.2% more for restaurants
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS501.16
|
$5.09
R$29.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS491.14
|
$5.99
R$34.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.43
|
$0.99
R$5.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.63
|
$0.60
R$3.47
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.28
|
$1.36
R$7.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS444.03
|
$3.98
R$22.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS280.43
|
$3.44
R$19.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS151.82
|
$1.87
R$10.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS208.63
|
$1.52
R$8.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS40.73
|
$0.81
R$4.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS73.49
|
$0.53
R$3.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS81.53
|
$0.45
R$2.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS77.97
|
$0.63
R$3.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.65
|
$0.49
R$2.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.75
|
$0.46
R$2.65
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS250.96
|
$3.67
R$21.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS651.51
|
$39.48
R$227.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,407,888.63
|
$19,264.28
R$110,946.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS360.84
|
$7.39
R$42.57
|
|
pay 19.4% more for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,040.83
|
$17.79
R$102.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS41,012.85
|
$286.10
R$1,647.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,504.96
|
$200.36
R$1,153.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS2,003.56
|
$49.32
R$284.03
|
|
pay 10.2% more for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS19,884.92
|
$259.04
R$1,491.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS532,958.70
|
$6,658.88
R$38,349.85
|
|
pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.23
|
$1.55
R$8.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS177.63
|
$1.55
R$8.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS134.81
|
$1.94
R$11.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,715.67
|
$21.85
R$125.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS375.87
|
$5.84
R$33.62
|
|
pay 16.5% less for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,508.12
|
$43.13
R$248.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,357.77
|
$39.67
R$228.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS8,975.32
|
$69.89
R$402.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,352.67
|
$56.60
R$325.95
|
|
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