Cost of living comparison
Riga is 2.4 times more expensive than Bishkek.
If you lived in Riga instead of Bishkek, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Bishkek
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.66
KGS500.14
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
KGS490.14
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
KGS55.44
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
KGS26.89
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
pay 66.2% more for groceries
Bishkek
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
KGS41.30
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
KGS409.78
|
$5.46
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS287.43
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KGS150.15
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
KGS208.26
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
KGS37.79
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS68.95
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
KGS74.20
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS69.29
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
KGS18.99
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.55
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Bishkek
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.82
KGS249.25
|
$6.87
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.20
KGS547.66
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,490.01
KGS3,400,969.95
|
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.62
KGS320.09
|
$11.37
€10.55
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Bishkek
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.04
KGS1,063.94
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$460.45
KGS40,685.03
|
$539.93
€500.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.46
KGS29,906.60
|
$363.88
€337.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.12
KGS2,042.73
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Bishkek
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.65
KGS19,319.64
|
$493.19
€457.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.60
KGS514,925.90
|
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Bishkek
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
KGS100.03
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
KGS180.58
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.52
KGS134.54
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.55
KGS3,759.84
|
$46.87
€43.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.96
KGS350.10
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 46.2% more for clothing
Bishkek
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.26
KGS3,292.61
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.79
KGS3,250.93
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.20
KGS8,411.49
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
KGS7,952.27
|
$123.25
€114.35
|
|
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