Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 18.3% cheaper than Astana.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Astana, you would:
pay 33.2% less for restaurants
Astana
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.08
KZT3,991.44
|
$5.66
KGS500.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
KZT2,843.90
|
$5.55
KGS490.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KZT426.42
|
$0.63
KGS55.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
KZT246.14
|
$0.30
KGS26.89
|
|
pay 19.7% less for groceries
Astana
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KZT247.78
|
$0.47
KGS41.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
KZT2,329.50
|
$4.64
KGS409.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
KZT2,122.68
|
$3.25
KGS287.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
KZT829.47
|
$1.70
KGS150.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
KZT1,113.36
|
$2.36
KGS208.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
KZT295.03
|
$0.43
KGS37.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KZT437.86
|
$0.78
KGS68.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
KZT502.45
|
$0.84
KGS74.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
KZT518.52
|
$0.78
KGS69.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
KZT109.82
|
$0.21
KGS18.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT102.78
|
$0.22
KGS19.55
|
|
pay 3.8% more for transportation
Astana
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
KZT877.90
|
$2.82
KGS249.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.03
KZT7,483.94
|
$6.20
KGS547.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,704.14
KZT9,978,589.32
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,400,969.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.31
KZT2,334.99
|
$3.62
KGS320.09
|
|
pay 19.5% less for housing
Astana
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
KZT6,073.73
|
$12.04
KGS1,063.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$522.20
KZT229,507.55
|
$460.45
KGS40,685.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$354.38
KZT155,752.76
|
$338.46
KGS29,906.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.07
KZT19,808.90
|
$23.12
KGS2,042.73
|
|
pay 14.4% less for childcare
Astana
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.83
KZT100,573.68
|
$218.65
KGS19,319.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,705.22
KZT3,386,483.75
|
$5,827.60
KGS514,925.90
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
KZT598.72
|
$1.13
KGS100.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
KZT1,012.44
|
$2.04
KGS180.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
KZT798.29
|
$1.52
KGS134.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.93
KZT26,339.32
|
$42.55
KGS3,759.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
KZT2,494.65
|
$3.96
KGS350.10
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
Astana
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
KZT34,464.05
|
$37.26
KGS3,292.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.48
KZT21,745.01
|
$36.79
KGS3,250.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.43
KZT48,096.80
|
$95.20
KGS8,411.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.49
KZT42,408.55
|
$90.00
KGS7,952.27
|
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