Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 2.2% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 52.6% more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
$5.66
KGS499.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.44
IDR54,974.48
|
$5.55
KGS489.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
IDR9,648.30
|
$0.63
KGS55.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,563.21
|
$0.30
KGS26.86
|
|
pay 19.5% less for groceries
Jakarta
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
IDR19,142.66
|
$0.47
KGS41.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
IDR59,544.16
|
$4.64
KGS409.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
IDR82,244.74
|
$3.25
KGS287.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
IDR30,551.60
|
$1.70
KGS149.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
IDR24,108.12
|
$2.36
KGS208.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
IDR21,600.44
|
$0.43
KGS37.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
IDR11,330.93
|
$0.78
KGS68.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
IDR14,997.46
|
$0.84
KGS74.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,606.30
|
$0.78
KGS69.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,835.84
|
$0.21
KGS18.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,969.46
|
$0.22
KGS19.53
|
|
pay 4.6% more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
IDR50,683.40
|
$2.82
KGS248.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.96
IDR174,918.81
|
$6.20
KGS547.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,043.97
IDR399,814,426.18
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,397,209.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.04
IDR48,477.50
|
$3.62
KGS319.74
|
|
pay 20.3% less for housing
Jakarta
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.70
IDR442,277.48
|
$12.04
KGS1,062.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$427.91
IDR6,831,312.01
|
$460.45
KGS40,640.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.92
IDR4,005,833.00
|
$338.46
KGS29,873.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.34
IDR1,122,897.41
|
$23.12
KGS2,040.47
|
|
pay 2.5% more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.15
IDR2,508,835.52
|
$218.65
KGS19,298.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,849.09
IDR141,271,258.38
|
$5,827.60
KGS514,356.54
|
|
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
$1.13
KGS99.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
IDR36,064.34
|
$2.04
KGS180.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
IDR41,980.51
|
$1.52
KGS134.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.00
IDR446,999.42
|
$42.55
KGS3,755.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
IDR52,475.64
|
$3.96
KGS349.71
|
|
pay 1.3% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.99
IDR861,979.19
|
$37.26
KGS3,288.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
IDR536,111.16
|
$36.79
KGS3,247.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.78
IDR1,289,691.71
|
$95.20
KGS8,402.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.70
IDR1,320,220.55
|
$90.00
KGS7,943.48
|
|
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