Cost of living comparison

Kyrgyzstan

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 27.9% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.1% more in Colombia
Groceries: pay 30.2% more in Colombia
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Colombia
Housing: pay 50.1% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 23.2% less in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 5.8% less in Colombia

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Colombia are more expensive than in Kyrgyzstan. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Colombia. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Colombia.

Colombia vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.1% more for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KGS501.16	$4.20 COP17,587.77	-27.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.68 KGS491.14	$6.62 COP27,712.46	+16.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 KGS58.43	$0.78 COP3,283.78	+16.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KGS28.63	$0.60 COP2,492.39	+79.7%
Average			+21.1%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Colombia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.2% more for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 KGS41.28	$1.27 COP5,322.64	+166.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 KGS444.03	$2.16 COP9,059.47	-57.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.25 KGS280.43	$3.88 COP16,243.99	+19.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 KGS151.82	$2.02 COP8,458.56	+15.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 KGS208.63	$2.19 COP9,161.56	-9.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 KGS40.73	$1.07 COP4,484.89	+127.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS73.49	$0.45 COP1,903.68	-46.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 KGS81.53	$0.55 COP2,309.82	-41.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 KGS77.97	$0.46 COP1,914.65	-49.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KGS19.65	$0.50 COP2,094.79	+120.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 KGS20.75	$0.45 COP1,895.76	+88.6%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 KGS250.96	$3.05 COP12,782.95	+5.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.54 KGS651.51	$34.31 COP143,601.30	+355.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,443.16 KGS3,407,888.63	$17,642.99 COP73,844,388.48	-55.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 KGS360.84	$14.10 COP59,007.33	+237.6%
Average			+135.6%

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pay 50.1% more for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.05 KGS1,040.83	$22.88 COP95,749.51	+89.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$474.69 KGS41,012.85	$272.41 COP1,140,178.56	-42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.07 KGS30,504.96	$235.87 COP987,231.63	-33.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.19 KGS2,003.56	$66.40 COP277,927.58	+186.3%
Average			+50.1%

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pay 23.2% less for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.15 KGS19,884.92	$190.65 COP797,980.21	-17.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,168.50 KGS532,958.70	$4,364.51 COP18,267,587.49	-29.2%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KGS100.23	$1.15 COP4,829.57	-0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 KGS177.63	$1.40 COP5,877.46	-31.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 KGS134.81	$2.09 COP8,758.75	+34.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.01 KGS3,715.67	$22.45 COP93,983.34	-47.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.35 KGS375.87	$3.65 COP15,293.16	-16.0%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 5.8% less for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.60 KGS3,508.12	$52.02 COP217,729.96	+28.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.86 KGS3,357.77	$38.22 COP159,989.30	-1.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.88 KGS8,975.32	$81.60 COP341,555.41	-21.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.67 KGS8,352.67	$69.09 COP289,158.37	-28.5%
Average			-5.8%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Colombia - 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: March 2025

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