Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 25.9% cheaper than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.51
|
$5.66
KGS499.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ48.01
|
$5.55
KGS489.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.59
|
$0.63
KGS55.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
$0.30
KGS26.86
|
|
pay 33.3% less for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.86
|
$0.47
KGS41.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
$4.64
KGS409.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.09
|
$3.25
KGS287.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.76
|
$1.70
KGS149.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.10
|
$2.36
KGS208.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.89
|
$0.43
KGS37.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.78
KGS68.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$0.84
KGS74.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.49
|
$0.78
KGS69.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.21
KGS18.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
$0.22
KGS19.53
|
|
pay 8.0% less for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.67
|
$2.82
KGS248.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ100.02
|
$6.20
KGS547.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ140,026.46
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,397,209.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.51
|
$3.62
KGS319.74
|
|
pay 39.7% less for housing
Guatemala City
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ319.28
|
$12.04
KGS1,062.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,247.10
|
$460.45
KGS40,640.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,938.06
|
$338.46
KGS29,873.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ471.23
|
$23.12
KGS2,040.47
|
|
pay 0.4% less for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,493.14
|
$218.65
KGS19,298.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,068.77
|
$5,827.60
KGS514,356.54
|
|
pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ20.00
|
$1.13
KGS99.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.20
|
$2.04
KGS180.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ28.01
|
$1.52
KGS134.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ450.09
|
$42.55
KGS3,755.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ60.01
|
$3.96
KGS349.71
|
|
pay 25.5% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ434.08
|
$37.26
KGS3,288.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.96
|
$36.79
KGS3,247.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ827.93
|
$95.20
KGS8,402.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ937.68
|
$90.00
KGS7,943.48
|
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