Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 53.4% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Austria, you would:
pay 71.8% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Bishkek
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.15
|
$5.72
KGS507.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
$4.00
KGS355.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.66
|
$0.54
KGS47.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.24
|
$0.27
KGS24.20
|
|
pay 55.1% less for groceries
Austria
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
$0.40
KGS35.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.83
|
$3.58
KGS317.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.70
|
$2.76
KGS244.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
$1.58
KGS140.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.95
|
$2.17
KGS192.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.39
KGS34.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.72
KGS64.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.81
KGS72.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$0.66
KGS59.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.21
KGS19.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.19
KGS16.53
|
|
pay 65.5% less for transportation
Austria
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.75
|
$2.75
KGS243.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.99
|
$6.86
KGS609.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,251.52
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,650,782.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.52
|
$2.80
KGS248.89
|
|
pay 66.0% less for housing
Austria
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.09
|
$12.25
KGS1,088.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€694.97
|
$380.68
KGS33,807.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€581.41
|
$249.68
KGS22,173.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€207.65
|
$27.14
KGS2,409.97
|
|
pay 35.2% less for childcare
Austria
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€389.46
|
$167.30
KGS14,857.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,675.73
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,997.99
|
|
pay 52.0% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.92
|
$1.37
KGS121.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.11
|
$1.78
KGS158.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.80
|
$1.32
KGS116.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.85
|
$42.06
KGS3,735.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.93
|
$4.00
KGS355.55
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
Austria
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.83
|
$22.88
KGS2,031.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.13
|
$36.40
KGS3,232.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.77
|
$76.90
KGS6,828.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.33
|
$79.44
KGS7,054.62
|
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