Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 52.9% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Germany, you would:
pay 70.3% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.93
|
$5.72
KGS507.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
$4.00
KGS355.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$0.54
KGS47.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
$0.27
KGS24.17
|
|
pay 43.3% less for groceries
Germany
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$0.40
KGS35.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
$3.58
KGS317.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$2.76
KGS244.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
$1.58
KGS139.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$2.17
KGS192.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.39
KGS34.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.72
KGS63.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.81
KGS72.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.66
KGS58.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.21
KGS19.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.19
KGS16.50
|
|
pay 69.0% less for transportation
Germany
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.72
|
$2.75
KGS243.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.23
|
$6.86
KGS608.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,648,460.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.34
|
$2.80
KGS248.54
|
|
pay 65.2% less for housing
Germany
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
$12.25
KGS1,086.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€705.53
|
$380.68
KGS33,759.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.69
|
$249.68
KGS22,142.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
$27.14
KGS2,406.58
|
|
pay 43.5% less for childcare
Germany
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.54
|
$167.30
KGS14,836.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
|
pay 48.2% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.77
|
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.04
|
$1.78
KGS157.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
$1.32
KGS116.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.29
|
$42.06
KGS3,730.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.22
|
$4.00
KGS355.05
|
|
pay 30.7% less for clothing
Germany
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
$22.88
KGS2,028.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
$36.40
KGS3,227.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
$76.90
KGS6,819.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.38
|
$79.44
KGS7,044.70
|
|
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