Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 67.7% more expensive than Bishkek.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Bishkek, you would:
pay 69.2% more for restaurants
Bishkek
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.66
KGS499.59
|
$10.08
AMD3,891.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
KGS489.60
|
$7.75
AMD2,993.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
KGS55.38
|
$1.02
AMD392.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
KGS26.86
|
$0.60
AMD231.64
|
|
pay 28.6% more for groceries
Bishkek
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
KGS41.26
|
$0.77
AMD296.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
KGS409.33
|
$4.11
AMD1,588.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS287.11
|
$5.82
AMD2,248.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KGS149.98
|
$2.29
AMD883.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
KGS208.03
|
$3.27
AMD1,263.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
KGS37.75
|
$0.52
AMD202.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS68.87
|
$0.81
AMD314.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
KGS74.11
|
$0.77
AMD299.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS69.21
|
$0.89
AMD344.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
KGS18.97
|
$0.30
AMD116.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.53
|
$0.30
AMD116.10
|
|
pay 36.9% more for transportation
Bishkek
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.82
KGS248.97
|
$5.13
AMD1,979.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.20
KGS547.05
|
$10.34
AMD3,991.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,490.01
KGS3,397,209.47
|
$31,015.91
AMD11,973,095.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.62
KGS319.74
|
$4.29
AMD1,656.28
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Bishkek
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.04
KGS1,062.76
|
$22.14
AMD8,546.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$460.45
KGS40,640.05
|
$967.29
AMD373,402.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.46
KGS29,873.53
|
$640.24
AMD247,151.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.12
KGS2,040.47
|
$88.86
AMD34,304.52
|
|
pay 41.9% more for childcare
Bishkek
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.65
KGS19,298.27
|
$308.47
AMD119,080.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.60
KGS514,356.54
|
$8,316.23
AMD3,210,321.05
|
|
pay 82.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bishkek
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
KGS99.92
|
$2.07
AMD798.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
KGS180.38
|
$3.49
AMD1,348.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.52
KGS134.39
|
$2.58
AMD997.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.55
KGS3,755.68
|
$83.09
AMD32,076.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.96
KGS349.71
|
$7.75
AMD2,993.27
|
|
pay 72.4% more for clothing
Bishkek
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.26
KGS3,288.97
|
$93.13
AMD35,952.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.79
KGS3,247.33
|
$61.89
AMD23,892.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.20
KGS8,402.19
|
$132.82
AMD51,273.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
KGS7,943.48
|
$118.67
AMD45,810.11
|
|
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