Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 3.3 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS500.00
|
$21.56
DKK152.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS490.00
|
$12.58
DKK89.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.29
|
$3.50
DKK24.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.56
|
$2.59
DKK18.36
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.18
|
$2.91
DKK20.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS443.00
|
$5.83
DKK41.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS279.78
|
$7.22
DKK51.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS151.47
|
$4.38
DKK31.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS208.15
|
$4.74
DKK33.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS40.63
|
$1.28
DKK9.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS73.32
|
$1.34
DKK9.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS81.34
|
$1.37
DKK9.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS77.79
|
$1.88
DKK13.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.60
|
$0.90
DKK6.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.70
|
$0.77
DKK5.47
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS250.38
|
$7.68
DKK54.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS650.00
|
$82.44
DKK583.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,400,000.00
|
$45,047.14
DKK318,843.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS360.00
|
$23.62
DKK167.16
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,038.42
|
$33.71
DKK238.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS40,917.92
|
$967.90
DKK6,850.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,434.35
|
$743.77
DKK5,264.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS1,998.93
|
$157.10
DKK1,111.95
|
|
pay 71.2% more for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS19,838.89
|
$519.88
DKK3,679.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS531,725.00
|
$7,190.53
DKK50,894.60
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.00
|
$7.44
DKK52.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS177.22
|
$5.51
DKK38.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS134.50
|
$8.74
DKK61.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,707.07
|
$38.95
DKK275.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS375.00
|
$16.76
DKK118.61
|
|
pay 48.2% more for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,500.00
|
$93.72
DKK663.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,350.00
|
$38.81
DKK274.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS8,954.55
|
$105.07
DKK743.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,333.33
|
$155.42
DKK1,100.04
|
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