Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 8.2% cheaper than Kiev.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 22.9% less for restaurants
Kiev
|
Bishkek
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
UAH321.06
|
$5.72
KGS507.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
UAH163.21
|
$4.00
KGS355.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.50
|
$0.54
KGS47.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.44
|
$0.27
KGS24.17
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
Kiev
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
UAH28.46
|
$0.40
KGS35.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
UAH157.56
|
$3.58
KGS317.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
UAH153.54
|
$2.76
KGS244.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
UAH79.39
|
$1.58
KGS139.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
UAH69.35
|
$2.17
KGS192.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.76
|
$0.39
KGS34.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
UAH24.33
|
$0.72
KGS63.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
UAH26.75
|
$0.81
KGS72.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
UAH39.66
|
$0.66
KGS58.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.56
|
$0.21
KGS19.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.31
|
$0.19
KGS16.50
|
|
pay 31.0% less for transportation
Kiev
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
UAH216.55
|
$2.75
KGS243.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
UAH374.58
|
$6.86
KGS608.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
UAH909,683.30
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,648,460.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
UAH149.83
|
$2.80
KGS248.54
|
|
pay 13.5% more for housing
Kiev
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
UAH198.20
|
$12.25
KGS1,086.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
UAH17,894.64
|
$380.68
KGS33,759.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
UAH10,849.31
|
$249.68
KGS22,142.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
UAH2,944.58
|
$27.14
KGS2,406.58
|
|
pay 7.6% less for childcare
Kiev
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
UAH12,300.26
|
$167.30
KGS14,836.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
UAH220,056.63
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
|
pay 15.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
UAH42.81
|
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
UAH53.11
|
$1.78
KGS157.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
UAH80.27
|
$1.32
KGS116.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,053.43
|
$42.06
KGS3,730.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
UAH160.53
|
$4.00
KGS355.05
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
UAH2,585.43
|
$22.88
KGS2,028.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
UAH1,330.09
|
$36.40
KGS3,227.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
UAH3,069.54
|
$76.90
KGS6,819.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
UAH3,661.83
|
$79.44
KGS7,044.70
|
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