Cost of Living inKarakol, Kyrgyzstan
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Kyrgyzstan: $7,049/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 73% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
Public-schooling rules and international-school pricing are not sourced for Kyrgyzstan yet. Quality, expat-access, instruction language, and tuition will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Karakol. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Karakol is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Kyrgyzstan.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
MixedSolid hospital-bed capacity help, but households still pay a large share themselves.
Public care
LimitedA visible public hospital footprint help, but patients still shoulder a meaningful share of costs.
Private care
LimitedVisible specialty depth help, but the tracked private-style network still looks thin and the private footprint is not very visible yet.
UHC coverage
74/100
2023
Physicians
1.57/1k
2023
Hospital beds
3.73/1k
2023
Out of pocket
42%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
72.4 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
42/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
10.8/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedThere is visible specialty depth help, but the private footprint is still thin and price transparency is still sparse.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Kyrgyzstan yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2022 annual wages in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan · Source: ILO ILOSTAT (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
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Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Karakol compared with the US?
Your money goes about 3.3x further in Karakol than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Kyrgyzstan here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Karakol cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Karakol is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 73% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Karakol. We are using the country-level cost index for Kyrgyzstan here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Karakol compare with New York City?
Rent in Karakol is about 88% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Kyrgyzstan here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Karakol?
Groceries in Karakol are about 72% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 76% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Kyrgyzstan here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
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