Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 40.2% more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 40.5% more for restaurants
Algiers
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
DZD404.86
|
$5.66
KGS500.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
DZD598.55
|
$5.55
KGS490.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DZD73.27
|
$0.63
KGS55.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
DZD30.45
|
$0.30
KGS26.89
|
|
pay 24.6% more for groceries
Algiers
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.13
DZD17.99
|
$0.47
KGS41.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.25
DZD570.92
|
$4.64
KGS409.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.61
DZD484.87
|
$3.25
KGS287.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
DZD242.58
|
$1.70
KGS150.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
DZD358.65
|
$2.36
KGS208.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
DZD206.22
|
$0.43
KGS37.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
DZD177.73
|
$0.78
KGS68.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
DZD109.57
|
$0.84
KGS74.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD43.33
|
$0.78
KGS69.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.33
|
$0.21
KGS18.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.55
|
$0.22
KGS19.55
|
|
pay 23.6% more for transportation
Algiers
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.26
DZD168.72
|
$2.82
KGS249.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.99
DZD1,477.25
|
$6.20
KGS547.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,545.06
DZD4,509,005.81
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,400,969.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
DZD493.33
|
$3.62
KGS320.09
|
|
pay 42.7% more for housing
Algiers
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
DZD2,702.41
|
$12.04
KGS1,063.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.49
DZD31,788.64
|
$460.45
KGS40,685.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.44
DZD19,684.44
|
$338.46
KGS29,906.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.20
DZD3,656.02
|
$23.12
KGS2,042.73
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Algiers
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.87
DZD13,154.75
|
$218.65
KGS19,319.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,634.38
DZD354,104.08
|
$5,827.60
KGS514,925.90
|
|
pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
DZD254.00
|
$1.13
KGS100.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD119.04
|
$2.04
KGS180.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
DZD348.86
|
$1.52
KGS134.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
DZD3,165.20
|
$42.55
KGS3,759.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.78
DZD777.09
|
$3.96
KGS350.10
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
Algiers
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
DZD5,026.48
|
$37.26
KGS3,292.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.95
DZD6,311.16
|
$36.79
KGS3,250.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.47
DZD10,010.05
|
$95.20
KGS8,411.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.88
DZD9,527.98
|
$90.00
KGS7,952.27
|
|
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