Cost of living comparison

Kyrgyzstan

compared to

South Africa

South Africa vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 54.4% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.8% more in South Africa
Groceries: pay 34.3% more in South Africa
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in South Africa
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in South Africa
Childcare: pay 29.5% less in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.0% more in South Africa
Clothing: pay 7.2% less in South Africa

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

South Africa vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:

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pay 50.8% more for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KGS502.97	$8.97 ZAR171.66	+54.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.68 KGS492.91	$4.77 ZAR91.27	-16.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 KGS58.64	$0.95 ZAR18.26	+41.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KGS28.73	$0.74 ZAR14.18	+123.6%
Average			+50.8%

Kyrgyzstan vs. South Africa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.3% more for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 KGS41.43	$0.99 ZAR18.95	+107.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 KGS445.63	$3.67 ZAR70.31	-28.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.25 KGS281.44	$4.20 ZAR80.33	+29.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 KGS152.37	$2.23 ZAR42.61	+26.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 KGS209.38	$2.03 ZAR38.80	-16.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 KGS40.87	$0.68 ZAR12.95	+43.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS73.76	$0.62 ZAR11.81	-27.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 KGS81.83	$0.64 ZAR12.28	-32.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 KGS78.25	$0.70 ZAR13.37	-22.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KGS19.72	$0.55 ZAR10.59	+143.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 KGS20.82	$0.61 ZAR11.65	+153.5%
Average			+34.3%

Kyrgyzstan vs. South Africa - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 KGS251.87	$4.99 ZAR95.45	+71.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.54 KGS653.86	$52.31 ZAR1,000.84	+593.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,443.16 KGS3,420,179.12	$20,607.77 ZAR394,278.10	-47.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 KGS362.14	$8.55 ZAR163.56	+104.7%
Average			+180.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.05 KGS1,044.58	$41.37 ZAR791.50	+243.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$474.69 KGS41,160.77	$382.55 ZAR7,319.21	-19.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.07 KGS30,614.98	$326.35 ZAR6,243.84	-7.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.19 KGS2,010.79	$80.40 ZAR1,538.22	+246.7%
Average			+115.8%

Kyrgyzstan vs. South Africa - Cost of housing

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pay 29.5% less for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.15 KGS19,956.63	$174.12 ZAR3,331.28	-24.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,168.50 KGS534,880.81	$4,033.53 ZAR77,171.46	-34.6%
Average			-29.5%

Kyrgyzstan vs. South Africa - Cost of childcare

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pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KGS100.59	$2.11 ZAR40.33	+81.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 KGS178.27	$1.88 ZAR36.02	-8.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 KGS135.30	$2.90 ZAR55.57	+86.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.01 KGS3,729.07	$29.50 ZAR564.42	-31.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.35 KGS377.23	$6.62 ZAR126.68	+52.2%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 7.2% less for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.60 KGS3,520.77	$47.72 ZAR912.91	+17.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.86 KGS3,369.88	$32.06 ZAR613.37	-17.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.88 KGS9,007.69	$90.39 ZAR1,729.36	-13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.67 KGS8,382.79	$81.37 ZAR1,556.75	-15.8%
Average			-7.2%

Kyrgyzstan vs. South Africa - 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: April 2025

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