Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 62.5% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 75.3% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.54
|
$5.72
KGS507.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$4.00
KGS354.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.32
|
$0.54
KGS47.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.27
KGS24.16
|
|
pay 52.7% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$0.40
KGS35.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.79
|
$3.58
KGS317.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.91
|
$2.76
KGS244.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.50
|
$1.58
KGS139.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.42
|
$2.17
KGS192.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.39
KGS34.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.72
KGS63.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.81
KGS71.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$0.66
KGS58.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.21
KGS19.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.19
KGS16.50
|
|
pay 72.7% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.38
|
$2.75
KGS243.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€123.24
|
$6.86
KGS608.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,486.66
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,648,083.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.43
|
$2.80
KGS248.48
|
|
pay 83.7% less for housing
Dublin
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.42
|
$12.25
KGS1,086.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€1,995.99
|
$380.68
KGS33,751.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,713.46
|
$249.68
KGS22,137.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€179.87
|
$27.14
KGS2,406.03
|
|
pay 58.2% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,266.10
|
$167.30
KGS14,832.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,598.62
|
$7,341.74
KGS650,931.97
|
|
pay 62.8% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.16
|
$1.37
KGS121.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.84
|
$1.78
KGS157.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.92
|
$1.32
KGS116.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€46.96
|
$42.06
KGS3,729.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$4.00
KGS354.97
|
|
pay 32.2% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€84.65
|
$22.88
KGS2,028.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.59
|
$36.40
KGS3,227.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€91.23
|
$76.90
KGS6,817.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€99.56
|
$79.44
KGS7,043.09
|
|
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