Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 13.7% cheaper than Baku.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Baku, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
Baku
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
AZN17.00
|
$5.66
KGS499.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$5.55
KGS489.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.63
KGS55.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
$0.30
KGS26.86
|
|
pay 4.5% more for groceries
Baku
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.77
|
$0.47
KGS41.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
AZN4.63
|
$4.64
KGS409.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
AZN8.93
|
$3.25
KGS287.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
AZN2.62
|
$1.70
KGS149.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
AZN3.51
|
$2.36
KGS208.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
AZN0.81
|
$0.43
KGS37.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$0.78
KGS68.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
AZN1.12
|
$0.84
KGS74.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$0.78
KGS69.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.50
|
$0.21
KGS18.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.39
|
$0.22
KGS19.53
|
|
pay 2.5% less for transportation
Baku
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.58
AZN4.38
|
$2.82
KGS248.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$6.20
KGS547.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,397,209.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.18
AZN10.50
|
$3.62
KGS319.74
|
|
pay 11.0% less for housing
Baku
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
AZN24.28
|
$12.04
KGS1,062.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$481.00
AZN817.69
|
$460.45
KGS40,640.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.59
AZN460.00
|
$338.46
KGS29,873.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.42
AZN77.22
|
$23.12
KGS2,040.47
|
|
pay 4.5% less for childcare
Baku
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.09
AZN394.55
|
$218.65
KGS19,298.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,029.41
AZN10,250.00
|
$5,827.60
KGS514,356.54
|
|
pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports
Baku
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$1.13
KGS99.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.46
AZN5.89
|
$2.04
KGS180.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$1.52
KGS134.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.86
AZN86.47
|
$42.55
KGS3,755.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$3.96
KGS349.71
|
|
pay 23.0% less for clothing
Baku
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.46
AZN101.08
|
$37.26
KGS3,288.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.78
AZN89.73
|
$36.79
KGS3,247.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.21
AZN207.76
|
$95.20
KGS8,402.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
AZN156.60
|
$90.00
KGS7,943.48
|
|
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