Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 20.2% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 3.9% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH242.24
|
$5.80
KGS504.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH214.67
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.22
|
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.36
|
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
|
pay 18.9% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.59
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH156.96
|
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH153.40
|
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.80
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH70.09
|
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.10
|
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.59
|
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.35
|
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH33.24
|
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.43
|
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.87
|
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
|
pay 1.8% less for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH204.34
|
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH429.86
|
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,085,558.86
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH160.76
|
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
|
pay 57.0% more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH223.14
|
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,420.58
|
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,834.55
|
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,372.18
|
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
|
pay 1.8% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,354.58
|
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH216,510.42
|
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
|
pay 44.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.35
|
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.92
|
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH91.47
|
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH856.45
|
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH155.03
|
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
|
pay 17.3% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,933.29
|
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,319.54
|
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,104.43
|
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,400.50
|
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
|
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