Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 42.0% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Malta, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
|
Malta
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.58
€14.77
|
$5.80
KGS500.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€9.33
|
$5.68
KGS490.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
€2.05
|
$0.68
KGS58.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.46
|
$0.33
KGS28.56
|
|
pay 35.7% less for groceries
|
Malta
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
€1.14
|
$0.48
KGS41.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
€4.17
|
$5.14
KGS443.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.26
|
$3.25
KGS279.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.20
€3.04
|
$1.76
KGS151.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.38
|
$2.41
KGS208.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.21
|
$0.47
KGS40.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.85
KGS73.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.94
KGS81.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.26
|
$0.90
KGS77.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$0.23
KGS19.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.24
KGS20.70
|
|
pay 37.0% less for transportation
|
Malta
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€5.14
|
$2.90
KGS250.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.63
€22.41
|
$7.54
KGS650.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,001.46
€24,658.80
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,400,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.45
€26.98
|
$4.18
KGS360.00
|
|
pay 58.4% less for housing
|
Malta
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.01
€29.41
|
$12.05
KGS1,038.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$947.36
€898.44
|
$474.69
KGS40,917.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$804.74
€763.19
|
$353.07
KGS30,434.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.35
€65.77
|
$23.19
KGS1,998.93
|
|
pay 44.8% less for childcare
|
Malta
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$587.45
€557.11
|
$230.15
KGS19,838.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,655.79
€8,208.82
|
$6,168.50
KGS531,725.00
|
|
pay 46.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malta
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.44
€3.26
|
$1.16
KGS100.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
€2.26
|
$2.06
KGS177.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.93
€5.62
|
$1.56
KGS134.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.85
€53.92
|
$43.01
KGS3,707.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.86
€9.35
|
$4.35
KGS375.00
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
|
Malta
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.57
€84.95
|
$40.60
KGS3,500.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
€34.61
|
$38.86
KGS3,350.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
€83.77
|
$103.88
KGS8,954.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.58
€94.44
|
$96.67
KGS8,333.33
|
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