Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 74.2% more expensive than Bishkek.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Bishkek, you would:
pay 49.5% more for restaurants
Bishkek
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.66
KGS500.14
|
$8.17
ZAR151.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
KGS490.14
|
$4.36
ZAR80.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
KGS55.44
|
$0.91
ZAR16.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
KGS26.89
|
$0.70
ZAR12.98
|
|
pay 38.3% more for groceries
Bishkek
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
KGS41.30
|
$0.99
ZAR18.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
KGS409.78
|
$3.57
ZAR66.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS287.43
|
$4.49
ZAR83.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KGS150.15
|
$2.28
ZAR42.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
KGS208.26
|
$1.97
ZAR36.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
KGS37.79
|
$0.62
ZAR11.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS68.95
|
$0.60
ZAR11.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
KGS74.20
|
$0.61
ZAR11.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS69.29
|
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
KGS18.99
|
$0.52
ZAR9.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.55
|
$0.56
ZAR10.34
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Bishkek
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.82
KGS249.25
|
$4.84
ZAR89.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.20
KGS547.66
|
$62.65
ZAR1,162.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,490.01
KGS3,400,969.95
|
$18,595.53
ZAR345,047.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.62
KGS320.09
|
$11.25
ZAR208.74
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Bishkek
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.04
KGS1,063.94
|
$40.52
ZAR751.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$460.45
KGS40,685.03
|
$408.57
ZAR7,581.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.46
KGS29,906.60
|
$350.25
ZAR6,499.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.12
KGS2,042.73
|
$79.77
ZAR1,480.13
|
|
pay 19.3% less for childcare
Bishkek
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.65
KGS19,319.64
|
$214.13
ZAR3,973.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.60
KGS514,925.90
|
$3,698.27
ZAR68,622.80
|
|
pay 43.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bishkek
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
KGS100.03
|
$2.23
ZAR41.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
KGS180.58
|
$1.83
ZAR33.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.52
KGS134.54
|
$2.72
ZAR50.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.55
KGS3,759.84
|
$32.65
ZAR605.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.96
KGS350.10
|
$6.95
ZAR128.88
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
Bishkek
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.26
KGS3,292.61
|
$47.52
ZAR881.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.79
KGS3,250.93
|
$34.15
ZAR633.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.20
KGS8,411.49
|
$85.40
ZAR1,584.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
KGS7,952.27
|
$94.42
ZAR1,752.04
|
|
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