Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 59.8% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 74.5% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$5.72
KGS507.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$4.00
KGS354.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$0.54
KGS47.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.31
|
$0.27
KGS24.16
|
|
pay 50.7% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
$0.40
KGS35.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.45
|
$3.58
KGS317.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.40
|
$2.76
KGS244.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.67
|
$1.58
KGS139.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.55
|
$2.17
KGS192.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$0.39
KGS34.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.72
KGS63.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.81
KGS71.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$0.66
KGS58.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.21
KGS19.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.19
KGS16.50
|
|
pay 71.1% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$2.75
KGS243.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€91.40
|
$6.86
KGS608.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€27,061.00
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,648,083.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.83
|
$2.80
KGS248.48
|
|
pay 80.4% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.87
|
$12.25
KGS1,086.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,678.22
|
$380.68
KGS33,751.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,472.22
|
$249.68
KGS22,137.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€174.19
|
$27.14
KGS2,406.03
|
|
pay 63.2% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,611.81
|
$167.30
KGS14,832.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,725.82
|
$7,341.74
KGS650,931.97
|
|
pay 55.0% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$1.37
KGS121.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.26
|
$1.78
KGS157.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.42
|
$1.32
KGS116.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€36.98
|
$42.06
KGS3,729.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.35
|
$4.00
KGS354.97
|
|
pay 23.7% less for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.81
|
$22.88
KGS2,028.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.55
|
$36.40
KGS3,227.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€84.97
|
$76.90
KGS6,817.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€102.63
|
$79.44
KGS7,043.09
|
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