Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 1.9% cheaper than Namibia.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
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Namibia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.95
NAD145.12
|
$5.80
KGS500.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
NAD77.20
|
$5.68
KGS490.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.20
|
$0.68
KGS58.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.47
|
$0.33
KGS28.56
|
|
pay 17.6% less for groceries
|
Namibia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
NAD15.98
|
$0.48
KGS41.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.33
NAD60.85
|
$5.14
KGS443.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
NAD93.35
|
$3.25
KGS279.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
NAD46.81
|
$1.76
KGS151.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.52
|
$2.41
KGS208.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.49
|
$0.47
KGS40.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
NAD13.98
|
$0.85
KGS73.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.01
|
$0.94
KGS81.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NAD15.18
|
$0.90
KGS77.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.69
|
$0.23
KGS19.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.02
|
$0.24
KGS20.70
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
|
Namibia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
NAD87.06
|
$2.90
KGS250.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD621.95
|
$7.54
KGS650.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,621.70
NAD285,059.89
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,400,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD129.57
|
$4.18
KGS360.00
|
|
pay 30.8% less for housing
|
Namibia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.90
NAD1,166.02
|
$12.05
KGS1,038.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$452.24
NAD8,252.34
|
$474.69
KGS40,917.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.15
NAD5,987.98
|
$353.07
KGS30,434.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
NAD939.19
|
$23.19
KGS1,998.93
|
|
pay 26.0% more for childcare
|
Namibia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,092.47
|
$230.15
KGS19,838.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD96,759.69
|
$6,168.50
KGS531,725.00
|
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Namibia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
NAD27.21
|
$1.16
KGS100.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
NAD32.94
|
$2.06
KGS177.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NAD54.16
|
$1.56
KGS134.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.72
NAD633.52
|
$43.01
KGS3,707.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
NAD89.41
|
$4.35
KGS375.00
|
|
pay 34.9% more for clothing
|
Namibia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD684.14
|
$40.60
KGS3,500.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD492.12
|
$38.86
KGS3,350.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,278.45
|
$103.88
KGS8,954.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.59
NAD1,269.81
|
$96.67
KGS8,333.33
|
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