Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 70.9% more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 72.5% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Bishkek
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$5.66
KGS499.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$5.55
KGS489.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$0.63
KGS55.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.30
KGS26.86
|
|
pay 74.6% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$0.47
KGS41.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$4.64
KGS409.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$3.25
KGS287.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$1.70
KGS149.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$2.36
KGS208.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$0.43
KGS37.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.78
KGS68.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.84
KGS74.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$0.78
KGS69.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.21
KGS18.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.22
KGS19.53
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$2.82
KGS248.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$6.20
KGS547.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,397,209.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$3.62
KGS319.74
|
|
pay 76.4% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$12.04
KGS1,062.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$460.45
KGS40,640.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$338.46
KGS29,873.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$23.12
KGS2,040.47
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$218.65
KGS19,298.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,827.60
KGS514,356.54
|
|
pay 72.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$1.13
KGS99.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$2.04
KGS180.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$1.52
KGS134.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$42.55
KGS3,755.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$3.96
KGS349.71
|
|
pay 55.0% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$37.26
KGS3,288.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$36.79
KGS3,247.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$95.20
KGS8,402.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$90.00
KGS7,943.48
|
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