Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 41.2% cheaper than Uruguay overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.4% less in Kyrgyzstan
- Groceries
-
pay 34.9% less in Kyrgyzstan
- Transportation
-
pay 51.5% less in Kyrgyzstan
- Housing
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pay 46.3% less in Kyrgyzstan
- Childcare
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pay 23.0% less in Kyrgyzstan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 49.7% less in Kyrgyzstan
- Clothing
-
pay 22.5% less in Kyrgyzstan
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and childcare are lower in Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 60.4% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU672.28
|
$5.80
KGS507.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU376.00
|
$5.68
KGS497.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU72.13
|
$0.68
KGS59.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU53.94
|
$0.33
KGS28.98
|
|
pay 34.9% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU91.50
|
$0.48
KGS41.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU250.12
|
$5.14
KGS449.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU156.31
|
$3.25
KGS283.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU141.24
|
$1.76
KGS153.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU154.64
|
$2.41
KGS211.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU47.23
|
$0.47
KGS41.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU44.08
|
$0.85
KGS74.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU23.79
|
$0.94
KGS82.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU47.68
|
$0.90
KGS78.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU31.85
|
$0.23
KGS19.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU31.27
|
$0.24
KGS21.00
|
|
pay 51.5% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU284.83
|
$2.90
KGS254.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,837.89
|
$7.54
KGS659.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,362,777.09
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,449,303.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU864.73
|
$4.18
KGS365.22
|
|
pay 46.3% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,542.22
|
$12.05
KGS1,053.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU24,392.45
|
$474.69
KGS41,511.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU17,956.19
|
$353.07
KGS30,875.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,689.68
|
$23.19
KGS2,027.91
|
|
pay 23.0% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU13,744.34
|
$230.15
KGS20,126.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU288,684.31
|
$6,168.50
KGS539,435.63
|
|
pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU132.21
|
$1.16
KGS101.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU153.25
|
$2.06
KGS179.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU196.69
|
$1.56
KGS136.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,061.88
|
$43.01
KGS3,760.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU384.99
|
$4.35
KGS380.44
|
|
pay 22.5% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,460.65
|
$40.60
KGS3,550.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,881.56
|
$38.86
KGS3,398.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,045.15
|
$103.88
KGS9,084.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,061.41
|
$96.67
KGS8,454.18
|
|
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