Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 41.0% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.01
AED29.44
|
$5.80
KGS504.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AED3.73
|
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
AED2.09
|
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.08
AED18.66
|
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.80
AED24.96
|
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
AED12.22
|
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AED2.72
|
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.64
|
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
AED2.07
|
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
AED1.74
|
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
|
pay 36.7% less for transportation
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
AED11.23
|
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.60
AED178.50
|
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,240.06
AED155,148.17
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.46
AED31.07
|
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
|
pay 74.4% less for housing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$95.75
AED351.70
|
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,395.59
AED5,126.00
|
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$985.52
AED3,619.84
|
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.48
AED424.15
|
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.75
AED1,864.99
|
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,162.28
AED29,980.14
|
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
|
pay 67.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.55
AED38.75
|
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
AED18.46
|
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
AED22.88
|
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.91
AED311.88
|
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
AED47.13
|
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.14
AED235.60
|
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.91
AED238.43
|
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.31
AED342.72
|
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.50
AED354.43
|
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
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