Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 61.0% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 73.3% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Bishkek
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$5.72
KGS507.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$4.00
KGS355.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.40
|
$0.54
KGS47.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.36
|
$0.27
KGS24.17
|
|
pay 52.8% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$0.40
KGS35.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.01
|
$3.58
KGS317.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$2.76
KGS244.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
$1.58
KGS139.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.61
|
$2.17
KGS192.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.39
KGS34.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.72
KGS63.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.81
KGS72.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.66
KGS58.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.21
KGS19.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.19
KGS16.50
|
|
pay 68.0% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.16
|
$2.75
KGS243.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.03
|
$6.86
KGS608.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,648,460.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.13
|
$2.80
KGS248.54
|
|
pay 74.1% less for housing
Brussels
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€51.79
|
$12.25
KGS1,086.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€968.74
|
$380.68
KGS33,759.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€811.37
|
$249.68
KGS22,142.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€152.54
|
$27.14
KGS2,406.58
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€877.43
|
$167.30
KGS14,836.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,727.55
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
|
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$1.78
KGS157.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$1.32
KGS116.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.73
|
$42.06
KGS3,730.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$4.00
KGS355.05
|
|
pay 31.0% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€82.86
|
$22.88
KGS2,028.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.26
|
$36.40
KGS3,227.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€90.95
|
$76.90
KGS6,819.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€122.62
|
$79.44
KGS7,044.70
|
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