Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 64.0% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Paris, you would:
pay 75.6% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$5.72
KGS505.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$4.00
KGS353.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$0.54
KGS47.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.50
|
$0.27
KGS24.08
|
|
pay 63.1% less for groceries
Paris
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.12
|
$0.40
KGS35.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€8.99
|
$3.58
KGS316.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$2.76
KGS243.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.44
|
$1.58
KGS139.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.94
|
$2.17
KGS191.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.52
|
$0.39
KGS34.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.72
KGS63.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$0.81
KGS71.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.73
|
$0.66
KGS58.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.21
KGS18.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.19
KGS16.44
|
|
pay 67.3% less for transportation
Paris
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.60
|
$2.75
KGS242.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€85.68
|
$6.86
KGS606.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,440.32
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,642,469.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.31
|
$2.80
KGS247.63
|
|
pay 74.0% less for housing
Paris
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.24
|
$12.25
KGS1,082.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,334.41
|
$380.68
KGS33,636.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€962.89
|
$249.68
KGS22,061.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€157.41
|
$27.14
KGS2,397.83
|
|
pay 69.6% less for childcare
Paris
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€770.11
|
$167.30
KGS14,782.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,757.38
|
$7,341.74
KGS648,714.77
|
|
pay 58.2% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.13
|
$1.37
KGS121.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$1.78
KGS157.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.71
|
$1.32
KGS116.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.43
|
$42.06
KGS3,716.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$4.00
KGS353.76
|
|
pay 40.2% less for clothing
Paris
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€102.48
|
$22.88
KGS2,021.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€38.96
|
$36.40
KGS3,216.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€93.78
|
$76.90
KGS6,794.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€132.88
|
$79.44
KGS7,019.10
|
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