Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.3 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS500.00
|
$19.40
ISK2,670
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS490.00
|
$16.94
ISK2,332
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.29
|
$2.81
ISK387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.56
|
$2.02
ISK278
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.18
|
$2.95
ISK407
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS443.00
|
$7.27
ISK1,000
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS279.78
|
$6.01
ISK827
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS151.47
|
$5.42
ISK746
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS208.15
|
$8.51
ISK1,171
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS40.63
|
$1.22
ISK168
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS73.32
|
$1.03
ISK141
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS81.34
|
$1.17
ISK161
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS77.79
|
$1.87
ISK258
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.60
|
$1.23
ISK170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.70
|
$0.78
ISK108
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS250.38
|
$8.36
ISK1,151
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS650.00
|
$71.28
ISK9,812
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,400,000.00
|
$40,660.66
ISK5,596,940
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS360.00
|
$22.04
ISK3,033
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,038.42
|
$72.17
ISK9,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS40,917.92
|
$1,838.04
ISK253,006
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,434.35
|
$1,497.77
ISK206,168
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS1,998.93
|
$58.01
ISK7,986
|
|
pay 4.7% more for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS19,838.89
|
$258.16
ISK35,536
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS531,725.00
|
$5,993.99
ISK825,073
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.00
|
$9.19
ISK1,265
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS177.22
|
$4.65
ISK640
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS134.50
|
$11.76
ISK1,618
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,707.07
|
$61.46
ISK8,460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS375.00
|
$14.35
ISK1,975
|
|
pay 90.2% more for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,500.00
|
$111.23
ISK15,311
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,350.00
|
$59.69
ISK8,216
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS8,954.55
|
$148.00
ISK20,372
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,333.33
|
$184.49
ISK25,396
|
|
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