Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 61.1% more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 67.2% more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Bishkek
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
E£155.73
|
$5.72
KGS507.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
E£202.46
|
$4.00
KGS355.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.16
|
$0.54
KGS47.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
E£7.01
|
$0.27
KGS24.20
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£28.01
|
$0.40
KGS35.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
E£83.03
|
$3.58
KGS317.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
E£164.56
|
$2.76
KGS244.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
E£70.04
|
$1.58
KGS140.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
E£115.35
|
$2.17
KGS192.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
E£25.13
|
$0.39
KGS34.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£11.34
|
$0.72
KGS64.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
E£7.56
|
$0.81
KGS72.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.50
|
$0.66
KGS59.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
E£7.20
|
$0.21
KGS19.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.81
|
$0.19
KGS16.53
|
|
pay 39.3% more for transportation
Cairo
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
E£59.24
|
$2.75
KGS243.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
E£545.07
|
$6.86
KGS609.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
E£1,273,132.15
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,650,782.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
E£65.41
|
$2.80
KGS248.89
|
|
pay 74.4% more for housing
Cairo
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
E£690.38
|
$12.25
KGS1,088.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
E£8,281.20
|
$380.68
KGS33,807.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
E£4,822.35
|
$249.68
KGS22,173.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
E£897.88
|
$27.14
KGS2,409.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
E£5,428.11
|
$167.30
KGS14,857.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
E£117,778.27
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,997.99
|
|
pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
E£77.87
|
$1.37
KGS121.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
E£82.04
|
$1.78
KGS158.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
E£85.65
|
$1.32
KGS116.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
E£953.00
|
$42.06
KGS3,735.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
E£186.88
|
$4.00
KGS355.55
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
E£1,837.07
|
$22.88
KGS2,031.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
E£1,730.41
|
$36.40
KGS3,232.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
E£4,219.39
|
$76.90
KGS6,828.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
E£2,042.01
|
$79.44
KGS7,054.62
|
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