Cost of living comparison
Russia is 0.7% cheaper than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Russia instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 4.8% more for restaurants
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS500.00
|
$6.51
RUB650.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS490.00
|
$4.14
RUB413.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.29
|
$0.80
RUB79.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.56
|
$0.38
RUB38.39
|
|
pay 14.7% less for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.18
|
$0.47
RUB46.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS443.00
|
$3.72
RUB371.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS279.78
|
$3.07
RUB306.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS151.47
|
$1.21
RUB120.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS208.15
|
$1.66
RUB165.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS40.63
|
$0.54
RUB54.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS73.32
|
$0.55
RUB55.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS81.34
|
$0.71
RUB71.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS77.79
|
$0.89
RUB88.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.60
|
$0.22
RUB21.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.70
|
$0.21
RUB20.81
|
|
pay 18.5% more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS250.38
|
$2.12
RUB211.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS650.00
|
$17.67
RUB1,764.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,400,000.00
|
$26,642.44
RUB2,660,850.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS360.00
|
$4.15
RUB414.49
|
|
pay 13.4% more for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,038.42
|
$5.97
RUB596.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS40,917.92
|
$304.49
RUB30,410.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,434.35
|
$210.86
RUB21,058.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS1,998.93
|
$64.94
RUB6,485.58
|
|
pay 17.5% less for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS19,838.89
|
$190.09
RUB18,985.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS531,725.00
|
$5,074.52
RUB506,805.80
|
|
pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.00
|
$1.42
RUB142.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS177.22
|
$1.67
RUB166.86
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS134.50
|
$2.10
RUB209.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,707.07
|
$28.15
RUB2,811.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS375.00
|
$3.97
RUB396.82
|
|
pay 8.3% less for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,500.00
|
$51.85
RUB5,178.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,350.00
|
$33.92
RUB3,387.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS8,954.55
|
$76.53
RUB7,642.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,333.33
|
$75.61
RUB7,551.53
|
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