Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 12.2% cheaper than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB408.81
|
$5.66
KGS500.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB357.70
|
$5.55
KGS490.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB46.78
|
$0.63
KGS55.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.58
|
$0.30
KGS26.89
|
|
pay 21.3% less for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.41
|
$0.47
KGS41.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB261.52
|
$4.64
KGS409.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB326.08
|
$3.25
KGS287.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB147.75
|
$1.70
KGS150.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB353.78
|
$2.36
KGS208.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB169.15
|
$0.43
KGS37.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB27.99
|
$0.78
KGS68.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB62.83
|
$0.84
KGS74.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.10
|
$0.78
KGS69.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.36
|
$0.21
KGS18.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.63
|
$0.22
KGS19.55
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB266.56
|
$2.82
KGS249.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB573.68
|
$6.20
KGS547.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,462,875.25
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,400,969.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB222.50
|
$3.62
KGS320.09
|
|
pay 51.1% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,746.25
|
$12.04
KGS1,063.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,647.38
|
$460.45
KGS40,685.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,391.59
|
$338.46
KGS29,906.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,161.68
|
$23.12
KGS2,042.73
|
|
pay 38.0% more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,775.35
|
$218.65
KGS19,319.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,519,396.27
|
$5,827.60
KGS514,925.90
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.37
|
$1.13
KGS100.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.44
|
$2.04
KGS180.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$1.52
KGS134.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,633.74
|
$42.55
KGS3,759.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB286.84
|
$3.96
KGS350.10
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,301.08
|
$37.26
KGS3,292.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,289.32
|
$36.79
KGS3,250.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,303.32
|
$95.20
KGS8,411.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,641.15
|
$90.00
KGS7,952.27
|
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