Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

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Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Bishkek is 0.2% cheaper than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 95.4% more in Bishkek
Groceries: pay 42.0% less in Bishkek
Transportation: pay 6.7% less in Bishkek
Housing: pay 8.8% less in Bishkek
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Bishkek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.2% more in Bishkek
Clothing: pay 10.6% more in Bishkek

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Bishkek are more expensive than in Abuja. Expenses including groceries, housing, and transportation are lower in Bishkek. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Bishkek.

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Bishkek vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bishkek instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 95.4% more for restaurants

	Abuja	Bishkek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$6.86 KGS600.01	+243.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 NGN5,324.84	$5.83 KGS510.01	+45.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 NGN650.79	$0.74 KGS65.00	+52.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NGN928.07	$0.39 KGS33.88	-44.4%
Average			+95.4%

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pay 42.0% less for groceries

	Abuja	Bishkek
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 NGN1,752.51	$0.40 KGS34.67	-69.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 NGN7,338.86	$3.82 KGS334.23	-30.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.88 NGN18,480.74	$3.81 KGS333.12	-72.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.83 NGN2,442.20	$1.73 KGS151.13	-5.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.39 NGN3,184.67	$2.08 KGS181.82	-13.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 NGN1,224.04	$0.63 KGS54.76	-31.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN883.74	$0.84 KGS73.57	+26.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 NGN908.26	$0.93 KGS81.76	+37.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NGN1,394.13	$0.72 KGS62.84	-31.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,104.11	$0.27 KGS23.90	-67.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 NGN1,468.62	$0.22 KGS19.28	-80.0%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 6.7% less for transportation

	Abuja	Bishkek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 NGN2,847.35	$3.74 KGS326.93	+74.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.78 NGN43,636.37	$11.66 KGS1,020.02	-64.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN35M	$29,991.94 KGS3M	+14.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.30 NGN9,713.27	$4.52 KGS395.01	-38.1%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 8.8% less for housing

	Abuja	Bishkek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.15 NGN38,810.71	$12.00 KGS1,049.18	-58.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$596.02 NGN793K	$603.19 KGS52,748.92	+1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.58 NGN467K	$416.93 KGS36,460.58	+18.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.28 NGN115K	$38.42 KGS3,359.98	-55.5%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Bishkek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.24 NGN60,218.19	$219.56 KGS19,200.33	+385.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,150.69 NGN4M	$7,837.88 KGS685K	+148.8%
Average			+247.5%

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pay 17.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Bishkek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 NGN1,331.21	$1.37 KGS120.00	+37.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NGN4,464.03	$2.43 KGS212.36	-27.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$2.06 KGS180.00	+2.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.12 NGN34,764.93	$54.84 KGS4,795.54	+110.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.41 NGN8,530.91	$5.72 KGS500.01	-10.8%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 10.6% more for clothing

	Abuja	Bishkek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.92 NGN34,511.60	$55.40 KGS4,844.53	+113.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.65 NGN80,732.29	$43.07 KGS3,766.73	-29.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.11 NGN104K	$90.57 KGS7,920.14	+16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.08 NGN141K	$90.22 KGS7,890.14	-14.9%
Average			+10.6%

Abuja vs. Bishkek - Cost of clothing

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