Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 9.9% cheaper than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 24.9% less for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Bishkek
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.44
|
$5.72
KGS505.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.26
|
$4.00
KGS353.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.43
|
$0.54
KGS47.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.63
|
$0.27
KGS24.08
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.04
|
$0.40
KGS35.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.41
|
$3.58
KGS316.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.02
|
$2.76
KGS243.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.82
|
$1.58
KGS139.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.34
|
$2.17
KGS191.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.35
|
$0.39
KGS34.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.25
|
$0.72
KGS63.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.57
|
$0.81
KGS71.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.71
|
$0.66
KGS58.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.21
KGS18.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.92
|
$0.19
KGS16.44
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.48
|
$2.75
KGS242.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.04
|
$6.86
KGS606.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,491,559.08
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,642,469.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.21
|
$2.80
KGS247.63
|
|
pay 48.5% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,610.21
|
$12.25
KGS1,082.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,489.74
|
$380.68
KGS33,636.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,864.01
|
$249.68
KGS22,061.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,812.69
|
$27.14
KGS2,397.83
|
|
pay 20.1% more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,278.15
|
$167.30
KGS14,782.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,638,912.22
|
$7,341.74
KGS648,714.77
|
|
pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.03
|
$1.37
KGS121.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.94
|
$1.78
KGS157.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$1.32
KGS116.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,836.46
|
$42.06
KGS3,716.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$4.00
KGS353.76
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,544.08
|
$22.88
KGS2,021.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,087.81
|
$36.40
KGS3,216.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,705.17
|
$76.90
KGS6,794.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,512.35
|
$79.44
KGS7,019.10
|
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