Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 42.5% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 60.9% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Bishkek
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
HRK90.08
|
$5.66
KGS499.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HRK52.55
|
$5.55
KGS489.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
HRK18.54
|
$0.63
KGS55.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
HRK13.12
|
$0.30
KGS26.86
|
|
pay 37.6% less for groceries
Zagreb
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HRK10.04
|
$0.47
KGS41.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
HRK39.53
|
$4.64
KGS409.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
HRK31.57
|
$3.25
KGS287.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
HRK24.66
|
$1.70
KGS149.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
HRK30.74
|
$2.36
KGS208.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HRK5.06
|
$0.43
KGS37.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HRK5.28
|
$0.78
KGS68.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.78
|
$0.84
KGS74.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HRK8.65
|
$0.78
KGS69.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
HRK4.10
|
$0.21
KGS18.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HRK3.89
|
$0.22
KGS19.53
|
|
pay 46.1% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
HRK42.52
|
$2.82
KGS248.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
HRK375.34
|
$6.20
KGS547.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.55
HRK219,217.59
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,397,209.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
HRK69.03
|
$3.62
KGS319.74
|
|
pay 54.7% less for housing
Zagreb
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.99
HRK200.93
|
$12.04
KGS1,062.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.63
HRK4,891.21
|
$460.45
KGS40,640.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.03
HRK3,958.18
|
$338.46
KGS29,873.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.17
HRK1,054.76
|
$23.12
KGS2,040.47
|
|
pay 33.8% less for childcare
Zagreb
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.78
HRK1,897.77
|
$218.65
KGS19,298.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,078.17
HRK76,790.08
|
$5,827.60
KGS514,356.54
|
|
pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
HRK22.52
|
$1.13
KGS99.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
HRK15.34
|
$2.04
KGS180.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
HRK35.28
|
$1.52
KGS134.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.24
HRK313.56
|
$42.55
KGS3,755.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.91
HRK54.86
|
$3.96
KGS349.71
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.66
HRK670.03
|
$37.26
KGS3,288.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.44
HRK294.15
|
$36.79
KGS3,247.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.78
HRK670.87
|
$95.20
KGS8,402.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.30
HRK806.18
|
$90.00
KGS7,943.48
|
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