Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 8.1% cheaper than Harare.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Harare, you would:
pay 13.9% less for restaurants
Harare
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$5.66
KGS500.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$5.55
KGS490.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
$0.63
KGS55.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
$0.30
KGS26.89
|
|
pay 28.9% less for groceries
Harare
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
$0.47
KGS41.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
$4.64
KGS409.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
$3.25
KGS287.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
$1.70
KGS150.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
$2.36
KGS208.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
$0.43
KGS37.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
$0.78
KGS68.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
$0.84
KGS74.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
$0.78
KGS69.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
$0.21
KGS18.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
$0.22
KGS19.55
|
|
pay 41.0% less for transportation
Harare
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
$2.82
KGS249.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
$6.20
KGS547.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,400,969.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$3.62
KGS320.09
|
|
pay 21.7% less for housing
Harare
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
$12.04
KGS1,063.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
$460.45
KGS40,685.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
$338.46
KGS29,906.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
$23.12
KGS2,042.73
|
|
pay 24.1% less for childcare
Harare
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
$218.65
KGS19,319.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$5,827.60
KGS514,925.90
|
|
pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.13
KGS100.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
$2.04
KGS180.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.52
KGS134.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
$42.55
KGS3,759.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
$3.96
KGS350.10
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Harare
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
$37.26
KGS3,292.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
$36.79
KGS3,250.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
$95.20
KGS8,411.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
$90.00
KGS7,952.27
|
|
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