Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 2.3 times more expensive than Bishkek.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Bishkek, you would:
pay 35.9% more for restaurants
Bishkek
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.66
KGS499.59
|
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
KGS489.60
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
KGS55.38
|
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
KGS26.86
|
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Bishkek
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
KGS41.26
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
KGS409.33
|
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS287.11
|
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KGS149.98
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
KGS208.03
|
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
KGS37.75
|
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS68.87
|
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
KGS74.11
|
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS69.21
|
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
KGS18.97
|
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.53
|
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
|
pay 24.8% more for transportation
Bishkek
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.82
KGS248.97
|
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.20
KGS547.05
|
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,490.01
KGS3,397,209.47
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.62
KGS319.74
|
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Bishkek
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.04
KGS1,062.76
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$460.45
KGS40,640.05
|
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.46
KGS29,873.53
|
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.12
KGS2,040.47
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Bishkek
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.65
KGS19,298.27
|
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.60
KGS514,356.54
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
|
pay 44.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bishkek
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
KGS99.92
|
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
KGS180.38
|
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.52
KGS134.39
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.55
KGS3,755.68
|
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.96
KGS349.71
|
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
|
pay 17.4% more for clothing
Bishkek
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.26
KGS3,288.97
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.79
KGS3,247.33
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.20
KGS8,402.19
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
KGS7,943.48
|
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
|
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