Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 6.8% cheaper than Caracas.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 53.4% less for restaurants
Caracas
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$5.66
KGS500.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
$5.55
KGS490.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
$0.63
KGS55.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
$0.30
KGS26.89
|
|
pay 34.5% less for groceries
Caracas
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
$0.47
KGS41.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
$4.64
KGS409.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
$3.25
KGS287.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
$1.70
KGS150.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
$2.36
KGS208.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
$0.43
KGS37.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
$0.78
KGS68.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
$0.84
KGS74.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
$0.78
KGS69.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
$0.21
KGS18.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.22
KGS19.55
|
|
pay 24.5% less for transportation
Caracas
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$2.82
KGS249.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$6.20
KGS547.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,400,969.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
$3.62
KGS320.09
|
|
pay 21.6% more for housing
Caracas
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
$12.04
KGS1,063.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
$460.45
KGS40,685.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
$338.46
KGS29,906.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
$23.12
KGS2,042.73
|
|
pay 77.1% more for childcare
Caracas
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
$218.65
KGS19,319.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$5,827.60
KGS514,925.90
|
|
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$1.13
KGS100.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
$2.04
KGS180.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$1.52
KGS134.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
$42.55
KGS3,759.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
$3.96
KGS350.10
|
|
pay 4.0% less for clothing
Caracas
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
$37.26
KGS3,292.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
$36.79
KGS3,250.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
$95.20
KGS8,411.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
$90.00
KGS7,952.27
|
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