Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 2.5 times more expensive than Bishkek.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Bishkek, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Bishkek
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.66
KGS500.14
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
KGS490.14
|
$9.21
€8.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
KGS55.44
|
$2.34
€2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
KGS26.89
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
pay 68.3% more for groceries
Bishkek
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
KGS41.30
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
KGS409.78
|
$5.29
€4.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS287.43
|
$4.66
€4.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KGS150.15
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
KGS208.26
|
$3.67
€3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
KGS37.79
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS68.95
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
KGS74.20
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS69.29
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
KGS18.99
|
$0.43
€0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.55
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Bishkek
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.82
KGS249.25
|
$7.03
€6.52
|
|
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
|
$29,240.65
€27,128.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.62
KGS320.09
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Bishkek
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.04
KGS1,063.94
|
$28.32
€26.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$460.45
KGS40,685.03
|
$729.51
€676.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.46
KGS29,906.60
|
$520.65
€483.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.12
KGS2,042.73
|
$228.75
€212.22
|
|
pay 59.4% more for childcare
Bishkek
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.65
KGS19,319.64
|
$450.86
€418.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.60
KGS514,925.90
|
$6,560.19
€6,086.22
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Bishkek
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
KGS100.03
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
KGS180.58
|
$3.78
€3.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.52
KGS134.54
|
$5.90
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.55
KGS3,759.84
|
$56.45
€52.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.96
KGS350.10
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 33.7% more for clothing
Bishkek
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.26
KGS3,292.61
|
$87.49
€81.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.79
KGS3,250.93
|
$35.26
€32.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.20
KGS8,411.49
|
$87.51
€81.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
KGS7,952.27
|
$101.02
€93.72
|
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