Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 14.2% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 43.3% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD800
|
$5.80
KGS504.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD180
|
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD130
|
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
|
pay 9.6% less for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD446
|
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD543
|
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD329
|
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD85
|
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD72
|
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD91
|
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
|
pay 30.5% less for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD698
|
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD797
|
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
|
pay 11.9% less for housing
|
Serbia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
|
pay 5.6% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
|
pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD227
|
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD188
|
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD508
|
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
|
pay 6.4% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
|
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