Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 27.2% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 3.8% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,166
|
$5.72
KGS507.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,450
|
$4.00
KGS355.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD669
|
$0.54
KGS47.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD256
|
$0.27
KGS24.17
|
|
pay 22.3% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
$0.40
KGS35.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,847
|
$3.58
KGS317.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,105
|
$2.76
KGS244.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,185
|
$1.58
KGS139.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,455
|
$2.17
KGS192.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD501
|
$0.39
KGS34.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD581
|
$0.72
KGS63.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD536
|
$0.81
KGS72.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD375
|
$0.66
KGS58.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.21
KGS19.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD316
|
$0.19
KGS16.50
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
Baghdad
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,731
|
$2.75
KGS243.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD29,990
|
$6.86
KGS608.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,599,761
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,648,460.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,589
|
$2.80
KGS248.54
|
|
pay 39.8% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,684
|
$12.25
KGS1,086.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD551,239
|
$380.68
KGS33,759.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD327,880
|
$249.68
KGS22,142.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,333
|
$27.14
KGS2,406.58
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,517
|
$167.30
KGS14,836.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,221,997
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
|
pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,613
|
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,062
|
$1.78
KGS157.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,241
|
$1.32
KGS116.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,187
|
$42.06
KGS3,730.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,144
|
$4.00
KGS355.05
|
|
pay 49.1% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,730
|
$22.88
KGS2,028.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,046
|
$36.40
KGS3,227.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,135
|
$76.90
KGS6,819.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,053
|
$79.44
KGS7,044.70
|
|
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