Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 42.0% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 61.6% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.13
|
$5.66
KGS493.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.08
|
$5.55
KGS483.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€1.99
|
$0.63
KGS54.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.73
|
$0.30
KGS26.51
|
|
pay 35.0% less for groceries
Vilnius
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.47
|
$0.47
KGS40.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.98
|
$4.64
KGS404.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.93
|
$3.25
KGS283.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
$1.70
KGS148.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.09
|
$2.36
KGS205.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.43
KGS37.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.78
KGS67.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.84
KGS73.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$0.78
KGS68.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
€0.37
|
$0.21
KGS18.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.22
KGS19.28
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
Vilnius
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.76
|
$2.82
KGS245.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.41
€29.30
|
$6.20
KGS539.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,702.69
€28,647.23
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,353,180.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.77
€8.18
|
$3.62
KGS315.59
|
|
pay 50.6% less for housing
Vilnius
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.77
|
$12.04
KGS1,048.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$831.85
€776.16
|
$460.45
KGS40,113.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$597.45
€557.45
|
$338.46
KGS29,486.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.95
€150.18
|
$23.12
KGS2,014.02
|
|
pay 43.4% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.03
€494.54
|
$218.65
KGS19,048.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,088.49
€7,546.99
|
$5,827.60
KGS507,690.35
|
|
pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.55
|
$1.13
KGS98.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.15
|
$2.04
KGS178.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.26
€4.91
|
$1.52
KGS132.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
€32.87
|
$42.55
KGS3,707.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.08
|
$3.96
KGS345.18
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.57
€76.11
|
$37.26
KGS3,246.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
€32.47
|
$36.79
KGS3,205.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.58
€90.12
|
$95.20
KGS8,293.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.72
€104.24
|
$90.00
KGS7,840.53
|
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