Cost of living comparison
California is 4.7 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in California instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.66
KGS485.68
|
$19.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
KGS407.97
|
$11.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
KGS60.10
|
$2.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
KGS32.16
|
$2.23
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.44
KGS37.66
|
$4.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
KGS368.95
|
$6.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.42
KGS293.53
|
$4.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KGS138.95
|
$4.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
KGS189.24
|
$5.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
KGS37.44
|
$2.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
KGS63.88
|
$0.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS76.05
|
$1.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
KGS67.50
|
$2.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
KGS18.40
|
$1.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
KGS17.86
|
$1.45
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.89
KGS248.12
|
$4.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.20
KGS531.79
|
$67.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,875.45
KGS2,906,513.64
|
$29,950.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.57
KGS220.25
|
$20.46
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.68
KGS1,002.26
|
$69.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$414.20
KGS35,538.44
|
$2,333.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.81
KGS22,291.30
|
$2,022.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.66
KGS2,201.26
|
$178.08
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.65
KGS18,759.94
|
$1,629.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.84
KGS386,000.24
|
$29,739.09
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
KGS87.42
|
$7.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
KGS141.10
|
$5.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.61
KGS138.18
|
$10.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.43
KGS3,039.71
|
$68.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.11
KGS267.12
|
$14.08
|
|
pay 39.5% more for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.37
KGS2,691.43
|
$52.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.21
KGS3,278.32
|
$41.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.90
KGS6,512.40
|
$84.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.64
KGS5,803.75
|
$115.90
|
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