Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 39.5% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 27.9% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Bishkek
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥923
|
$5.66
KGS478.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥721
|
$5.55
KGS469.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥161
|
$0.63
KGS53.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥107
|
$0.30
KGS25.73
|
|
pay 56.0% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥242
|
$0.47
KGS39.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,118
|
$4.64
KGS392.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥808
|
$3.25
KGS275.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥301
|
$1.70
KGS143.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥453
|
$2.36
KGS199.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥332
|
$0.43
KGS36.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥159
|
$0.78
KGS65.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥362
|
$0.84
KGS71.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥308
|
$0.78
KGS66.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥178
|
$0.21
KGS18.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥173
|
$0.22
KGS18.71
|
|
pay 32.1% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥601
|
$2.82
KGS238.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,099
|
$6.20
KGS524.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,010,580
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,254,322.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,549
|
$3.62
KGS306.29
|
|
pay 60.2% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,387
|
$12.04
KGS1,018.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥142,052
|
$460.45
KGS38,930.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥81,992
|
$338.46
KGS28,617.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥18,593
|
$23.12
KGS1,954.65
|
|
pay 57.5% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥68,148
|
$218.65
KGS18,486.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,042,504
|
$5,827.60
KGS492,722.73
|
|
pay 52.4% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥450
|
$1.13
KGS95.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥462
|
$2.04
KGS172.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥540
|
$1.52
KGS128.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥8,670
|
$42.55
KGS3,597.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,712
|
$3.96
KGS335.00
|
|
pay 9.5% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥7,578
|
$37.26
KGS3,150.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,072
|
$36.79
KGS3,110.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥8,639
|
$95.20
KGS8,048.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥11,174
|
$90.00
KGS7,609.37
|
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