Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 47.2% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 76.0% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,504
|
$5.72
KGS507.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK2,003
|
$4.00
KGS354.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK325
|
$0.54
KGS47.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK298
|
$0.27
KGS24.16
|
|
pay 58.8% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK481
|
$0.40
KGS35.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK840
|
$3.58
KGS317.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK748
|
$2.76
KGS244.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK794
|
$1.58
KGS139.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK996
|
$2.17
KGS192.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK163
|
$0.39
KGS34.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK138
|
$0.72
KGS63.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$0.81
KGS71.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK258
|
$0.66
KGS58.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.21
KGS19.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK72
|
$0.19
KGS16.50
|
|
pay 70.7% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,128
|
$2.75
KGS243.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,866
|
$6.86
KGS608.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,189,091
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,648,083.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,365
|
$2.80
KGS248.48
|
|
pay 73.5% less for housing
Iceland
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,761
|
$12.25
KGS1,086.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK201,775
|
$380.68
KGS33,751.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK170,674
|
$249.68
KGS22,137.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,636
|
$27.14
KGS2,406.03
|
|
pay 65.8% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,412
|
$167.30
KGS14,832.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK386,114
|
$7,341.74
KGS650,931.97
|
|
pay 64.4% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,196
|
$1.37
KGS121.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK583
|
$1.78
KGS157.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,493
|
$1.32
KGS116.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,989
|
$42.06
KGS3,729.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,723
|
$4.00
KGS354.97
|
|
pay 53.0% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,578
|
$22.88
KGS2,028.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,075
|
$36.40
KGS3,227.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,217
|
$76.90
KGS6,817.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,598
|
$79.44
KGS7,043.09
|
|
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