Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 2.0 times more expensive than Bishkek.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Bishkek, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Bishkek
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.66
KGS499.59
|
$10.94
RON50.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
KGS489.60
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
KGS55.38
|
$2.09
RON9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
KGS26.86
|
$2.12
RON9.68
|
|
pay 54.4% more for groceries
Bishkek
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
KGS41.26
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
KGS409.33
|
$4.60
RON21.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS287.11
|
$6.63
RON30.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KGS149.98
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
KGS208.03
|
$3.02
RON13.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
KGS37.75
|
$0.54
RON2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS68.87
|
$0.77
RON3.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
KGS74.11
|
$0.72
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS69.21
|
$0.90
RON4.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
KGS18.97
|
$0.46
RON2.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.53
|
$0.45
RON2.04
|
|
pay 80.6% more for transportation
Bishkek
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.82
KGS248.97
|
$5.88
RON26.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.20
KGS547.05
|
$17.51
RON80.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,490.01
KGS3,397,209.47
|
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.62
KGS319.74
|
$5.91
RON27.04
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Bishkek
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.04
KGS1,062.76
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$460.45
KGS40,640.05
|
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.46
KGS29,873.53
|
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.12
KGS2,040.47
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
|
pay 96.8% more for childcare
Bishkek
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.65
KGS19,298.27
|
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.60
KGS514,356.54
|
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bishkek
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
KGS99.92
|
$3.06
RON14.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
KGS180.38
|
$3.15
RON14.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.52
KGS134.39
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.55
KGS3,755.68
|
$50.37
RON230.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.96
KGS349.71
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
pay 29.5% more for clothing
Bishkek
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.26
KGS3,288.97
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.79
KGS3,247.33
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.20
KGS8,402.19
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
KGS7,943.48
|
$100.55
RON460.16
|
|
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