Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 3.9% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 0.9% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH228.23
|
$5.66
KGS485.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH208.17
|
$4.75
KGS407.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH25.00
|
$0.70
KGS60.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.94
|
$0.37
KGS32.16
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.41
|
$0.44
KGS37.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH157.46
|
$4.30
KGS368.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH150.94
|
$3.42
KGS293.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH70.93
|
$1.62
KGS138.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH70.81
|
$2.21
KGS189.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.07
|
$0.44
KGS37.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.48
|
$0.74
KGS63.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.82
|
$0.89
KGS76.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH34.08
|
$0.79
KGS67.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.80
|
$0.21
KGS18.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.61
|
$0.21
KGS17.86
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH209.64
|
$2.89
KGS248.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH418.49
|
$6.20
KGS531.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,110,997.31
|
$33,875.45
KGS2,906,513.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH161.27
|
$2.57
KGS220.25
|
|
pay 34.5% more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH229.45
|
$11.68
KGS1,002.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,577.26
|
$414.20
KGS35,538.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,822.22
|
$259.81
KGS22,291.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,471.51
|
$25.66
KGS2,201.26
|
|
pay 0.7% less for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,946.49
|
$218.65
KGS18,759.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH171,978.27
|
$4,498.84
KGS386,000.24
|
|
pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH42.21
|
$1.02
KGS87.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH45.15
|
$1.64
KGS141.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH87.47
|
$1.61
KGS138.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH856.49
|
$35.43
KGS3,039.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH152.21
|
$3.11
KGS267.12
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,959.60
|
$31.37
KGS2,691.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,281.30
|
$38.21
KGS3,278.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,968.26
|
$75.90
KGS6,512.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,446.61
|
$67.64
KGS5,803.75
|
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