Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 1.3% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 20.5% less for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
$5.72
KGS507.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
PYG36,355
|
$4.00
KGS354.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
$0.54
KGS47.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PYG4,443
|
$0.27
KGS24.16
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
Asuncion
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
$0.40
KGS35.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
$3.58
KGS317.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
PYG23,146
|
$2.76
KGS244.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
PYG14,036
|
$1.58
KGS139.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
$2.17
KGS192.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
$0.39
KGS34.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
$0.72
KGS63.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
PYG4,455
|
$0.81
KGS71.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
PYG5,323
|
$0.66
KGS58.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,109
|
$0.21
KGS19.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
$0.19
KGS16.50
|
|
pay 40.9% less for transportation
Asuncion
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
PYG32,727
|
$2.75
KGS243.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
$6.86
KGS608.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,648,083.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
$2.80
KGS248.48
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
Asuncion
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
PYG180,644
|
$12.25
KGS1,086.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
PYG2,973,545
|
$380.68
KGS33,751.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
PYG2,221,715
|
$249.68
KGS22,137.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
PYG327,656
|
$27.14
KGS2,406.03
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
$167.30
KGS14,832.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
$7,341.74
KGS650,931.97
|
|
pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
PYG10,387
|
$1.37
KGS121.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
PYG17,303
|
$1.78
KGS157.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
$1.32
KGS116.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
PYG203,801
|
$42.06
KGS3,729.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
PYG51,936
|
$4.00
KGS354.97
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
Asuncion
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
$22.88
KGS2,028.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
$36.40
KGS3,227.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
$76.90
KGS6,817.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
$79.44
KGS7,043.09
|
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