Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 53.4% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 74.8% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.06
€19.40
|
$5.66
KGS496.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€10.97
|
$5.55
KGS486.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.42
€3.15
|
$0.63
KGS55.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$0.30
KGS26.69
|
|
pay 52.4% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
€2.72
|
$0.47
KGS41.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
€7.44
|
$4.64
KGS406.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.06
|
$3.25
KGS285.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
€3.61
|
$1.70
KGS149.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$2.36
KGS206.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
$0.43
KGS37.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.78
KGS68.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.84
KGS73.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.84
|
$0.78
KGS68.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.21
KGS18.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.22
KGS19.41
|
|
pay 34.3% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.68
|
$2.82
KGS247.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.20
KGS543.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,583.68
€25,407.52
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,375,574.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.32
€27.93
|
$3.62
KGS317.70
|
|
pay 78.9% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.70
€47.62
|
$12.04
KGS1,056.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,876.48
€1,728.44
|
$460.45
KGS40,381.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,454.17
€1,339.45
|
$338.46
KGS29,683.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.23
€161.41
|
$23.12
KGS2,027.47
|
|
pay 75.3% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.85
€1,082.16
|
$218.65
KGS19,175.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,971.77
€17,475.03
|
$5,827.60
KGS511,080.85
|
|
pay 52.4% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€5.99
|
$1.13
KGS99.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
€3.54
|
$2.04
KGS179.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.49
|
$1.52
KGS133.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.16
€35.15
|
$42.55
KGS3,731.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.97
|
$3.96
KGS347.49
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.37
€56.53
|
$37.26
KGS3,268.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.16
€30.54
|
$36.79
KGS3,226.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.13
€79.34
|
$95.20
KGS8,348.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.05
€88.47
|
$90.00
KGS7,892.89
|
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