Cost of living comparison

Kyrgyzstan

compared to

Japan

Tokyo vs. Bishkek Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 86.9% more expensive than Bishkek.

Restaurants: pay 17.1% more in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 71.7% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.5% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 18.9% less in Tokyo

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Tokyo are more expensive than in Bishkek. Notably, childcare, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Tokyo.

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Tokyo vs. Bishkek Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Bishkek, you would:

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pay 17.1% more for restaurants

	Bishkek	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 KGS600.01	$7.59 ¥1,200	+10.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 KGS510.01	$5.06 ¥800	-13.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 KGS65.00	$1.64 ¥259	+120.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 KGS33.88	$0.89 ¥140	+128.6%
Average			+17.1%

Bishkek vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Bishkek	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 KGS34.67	$1.71 ¥270	+331.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.82 KGS334.23	$5.29 ¥836	+38.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 KGS333.12	$5.75 ¥909	+51.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 KGS151.13	$2.26 ¥358	+31.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 KGS181.82	$3.08 ¥487	+48.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 KGS54.76	$2.15 ¥340	+243.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 KGS73.57	$1.07 ¥170	+27.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 KGS81.76	$1.96 ¥309	+109.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 KGS62.84	$2.39 ¥377	+232.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 KGS23.90	$1.53 ¥241	+458.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 KGS19.28	$1.46 ¥231	+562.8%
Average			+145.8%

Bishkek vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 71.7% more for transportation

	Bishkek	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.74 KGS326.93	$4.08 ¥645	+9.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.66 KGS1,020.02	$63.27 ¥9,997	+442.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,991.94 KGS3M	$21,725.38 ¥3M	-27.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.52 KGS395.01	$28.47 ¥4,499	+530.3%
Average			+71.7%

Bishkek vs. Tokyo - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Bishkek	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.00 KGS1,049.18	$30.33 ¥4,793	+152.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$603.19 KGS52,748.92	$1,280.34 ¥202K	+112.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$416.93 KGS36,460.58	$692.48 ¥109K	+66.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.42 KGS3,359.98	$113.45 ¥17,926	+195.3%
Average			+104.0%

Bishkek vs. Tokyo - Cost of housing

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Bishkek	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.56 KGS19,200.33	$1,341.43 ¥212K	+511.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,837.88 KGS685K	$18,252.10 ¥3M	+132.9%
Average			+277.2%

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pay 80.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bishkek	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 KGS120.00	$3.80 ¥600	+176.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 KGS212.36	$3.56 ¥563	+46.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.06 KGS180.00	$3.92 ¥620	+90.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.84 KGS4,795.54	$66.31 ¥10,478	+20.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 KGS500.01	$12.65 ¥1,999	+121.3%
Average			+80.5%

Bishkek vs. Tokyo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 18.9% less for clothing

	Bishkek	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.40 KGS4,844.53	$55.50 ¥8,770	+0.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.07 KGS3,766.73	$32.95 ¥5,207	-23.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.57 KGS7,920.14	$65.04 ¥10,278	-28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.22 KGS7,890.14	$70.74 ¥11,178	-21.6%
Average			-18.9%

Bishkek vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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