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Bishkek vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Bishkek is 16.8% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 4.0% more in Bishkek
Groceries: pay 32.3% less in Bishkek
Transportation: pay 2.8% less in Bishkek
Housing: pay 23.6% less in Bishkek
Childcare: pay 33.1% less in Bishkek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.5% less in Bishkek
Clothing: pay 2.0% more in Bishkek

The cost of restaurants and clothing in Bishkek are more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Bishkek.

Bishkek vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bishkek instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:

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pay 4.0% more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Bishkek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.74 MYR19.59	$6.86 KGS600.00	+44.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.74 MYR19.59	$5.72 KGS500.00	+20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MYR3.66	$0.69 KGS60.00	-22.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 MYR2.01	$0.36 KGS31.09	-26.9%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 32.3% less for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Bishkek
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 MYR4.03	$0.49 KGS42.62	-50.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.13 MYR29.45	$4.06 KGS355.39	-43.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.98 MYR32.96	$3.57 KGS312.12	-55.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MYR9.21	$1.72 KGS150.42	-22.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.09 MYR8.65	$2.18 KGS190.68	+4.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 MYR5.45	$0.49 KGS43.27	-62.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 MYR3.09	$0.85 KGS74.62	+14.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 MYR5.04	$0.93 KGS81.41	-23.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.86	$0.71 KGS62.37	+3.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.34	$0.26 KGS22.54	-54.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.56	$0.22 KGS19.17	-64.7%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 2.8% less for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Bishkek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.87 MYR7.71	$3.11 KGS272.26	+66.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.85 MYR48.96	$11.66 KGS1,020.00	-1.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,284.36 MYR166,475.12	$37,735.85 KGS3,300,000.00	-6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.66 MYR44.07	$3.20 KGS280.00	-70.0%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 23.6% less for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Bishkek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.49 MYR105.32	$11.91 KGS1,041.67	-53.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$573.16 MYR2,368.60	$506.26 KGS44,272.71	-11.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.71 MYR1,449.31	$375.78 KGS32,861.85	+7.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.59 MYR192.54	$29.63 KGS2,591.13	-36.4%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 33.1% less for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Bishkek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.45 MYR1,092.86	$199.59 KGS17,454.55	-24.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,004.74 MYR37,212.09	$5,249.21 KGS459,043.75	-41.7%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Bishkek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.27 MYR17.63	$1.37 KGS120.00	-67.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.06 MYR12.65	$2.13 KGS186.30	-30.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.63	$1.83 KGS160.00	-57.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.43 MYR191.86	$46.97 KGS4,107.14	+1.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MYR20.56	$4.80 KGS420.00	-3.5%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 2.0% more for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Bishkek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.66 MYR254.80	$38.88 KGS3,400.00	-36.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.10 MYR153.34	$39.76 KGS3,476.92	+7.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.80 MYR362.83	$96.12 KGS8,405.88	+9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.47 MYR340.83	$105.77 KGS9,250.00	+28.3%
Average			+2.0%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Bishkek - Cost of clothing

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