Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 19.8% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Laos, you would:
pay 44.0% more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
$5.66
KGS485.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
$4.75
KGS407.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
$0.70
KGS60.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
$0.37
KGS32.16
|
|
pay 38.1% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
$0.44
KGS37.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
$4.30
KGS368.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
$3.42
KGS293.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
$1.62
KGS138.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
$2.21
KGS189.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$0.44
KGS37.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
$0.74
KGS63.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
$0.89
KGS76.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
$0.79
KGS67.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
$0.21
KGS18.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
$0.21
KGS17.86
|
|
pay 47.6% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
$2.89
KGS248.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
$6.20
KGS531.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
$33,875.45
KGS2,906,513.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
$2.57
KGS220.25
|
|
pay 43.4% less for housing
|
Laos
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
$11.68
KGS1,002.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
$414.20
KGS35,538.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
$259.81
KGS22,291.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$25.66
KGS2,201.26
|
|
pay 43.9% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
$218.65
KGS18,759.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
$4,498.84
KGS386,000.24
|
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
$1.02
KGS87.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
$1.64
KGS141.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
$1.61
KGS138.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$35.43
KGS3,039.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$3.11
KGS267.12
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
|
Laos
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
$31.37
KGS2,691.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
$38.21
KGS3,278.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
$75.90
KGS6,512.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$67.64
KGS5,803.75
|
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