Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 61.9% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 59.4% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$5.66
KGS500.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,536
|
$5.55
KGS490.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
$0.63
KGS55.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$0.30
KGS26.89
|
|
pay 51.5% less for groceries
Bangui
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,758
|
$0.47
KGS41.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,884
|
$4.64
KGS409.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,459
|
$3.25
KGS287.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,210
|
$1.70
KGS150.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,507
|
$2.36
KGS208.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA456
|
$0.43
KGS37.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA456
|
$0.78
KGS68.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$0.84
KGS74.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$0.78
KGS69.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,139
|
$0.21
KGS18.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,595
|
$0.22
KGS19.55
|
|
pay 69.9% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,705
|
$2.82
KGS249.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.20
KGS547.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$38,490.01
KGS3,400,969.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.62
KGS320.09
|
|
pay 81.5% less for housing
Bangui
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$12.04
KGS1,063.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,215,580
|
$460.45
KGS40,685.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,467,173
|
$338.46
KGS29,906.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$23.12
KGS2,042.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$218.65
KGS19,319.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,827.60
KGS514,925.90
|
pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,758
|
$1.13
KGS100.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$2.04
KGS180.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
$1.52
KGS134.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$42.55
KGS3,759.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.96
KGS350.10
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$37.26
KGS3,292.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.79
KGS3,250.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$95.20
KGS8,411.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.00
KGS7,952.27
|
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