Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 57.1% more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 42.5% more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
₹350.36
|
$5.66
KGS500.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹350.36
|
$5.55
KGS490.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.18
|
$0.63
KGS55.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.10
|
$0.30
KGS26.89
|
|
pay 53.8% more for groceries
Delhi
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹43.87
|
$0.47
KGS41.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
₹200.32
|
$4.64
KGS409.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₹239.50
|
$3.25
KGS287.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
₹93.81
|
$1.70
KGS150.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
₹135.18
|
$2.36
KGS208.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
₹75.74
|
$0.43
KGS37.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
₹31.43
|
$0.78
KGS68.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.24
|
$0.84
KGS74.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.51
|
$0.78
KGS69.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.13
|
$0.21
KGS18.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.85
|
$0.22
KGS19.55
|
|
pay 31.5% more for transportation
Delhi
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
₹375.24
|
$2.82
KGS249.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,001.03
|
$6.20
KGS547.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,378.06
₹1,201,238.61
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,400,969.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.52
₹210.22
|
$3.62
KGS320.09
|
|
pay 50.1% more for housing
Delhi
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.22
₹686.58
|
$12.04
KGS1,063.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.61
₹21,522.29
|
$460.45
KGS40,685.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$147.09
₹12,289.27
|
$338.46
KGS29,906.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.99
₹4,260.37
|
$23.12
KGS2,042.73
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.34
₹7,714.30
|
$218.65
KGS19,319.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,986.57
₹165,971.13
|
$5,827.60
KGS514,925.90
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹150.15
|
$1.13
KGS100.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
₹173.45
|
$2.04
KGS180.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
₹350.36
|
$1.52
KGS134.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.02
₹1,923.57
|
$42.55
KGS3,759.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.79
₹400.41
|
$3.96
KGS350.10
|
|
pay 63.5% more for clothing
Delhi
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.38
₹2,622.10
|
$37.26
KGS3,292.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.88
₹3,080.93
|
$36.79
KGS3,250.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.59
₹4,143.47
|
$95.20
KGS8,411.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.96
₹3,088.27
|
$90.00
KGS7,952.27
|
|
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