Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 20.9% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.5% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.25
|
$5.72
KGS507.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$4.00
KGS355.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.22
|
$0.54
KGS47.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.01
|
$0.27
KGS24.20
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.95
|
$0.40
KGS35.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.59
|
$3.58
KGS317.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.49
|
$2.76
KGS244.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
$1.58
KGS140.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.85
|
$2.17
KGS192.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.92
|
$0.39
KGS34.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.19
|
$0.72
KGS64.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.95
|
$0.81
KGS72.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.14
|
$0.66
KGS59.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.20
|
$0.21
KGS19.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.02
|
$0.19
KGS16.53
|
|
pay 26.9% less for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.54
|
$2.75
KGS243.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM54.16
|
$6.86
KGS609.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM173,318.19
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,650,782.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.75
|
$2.80
KGS248.89
|
|
pay 30.9% less for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM127.91
|
$12.25
KGS1,088.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,314.19
|
$380.68
KGS33,807.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,396.81
|
$249.68
KGS22,173.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM192.81
|
$27.14
KGS2,409.97
|
|
pay 19.8% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,204.56
|
$167.30
KGS14,857.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM37,133.42
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,997.99
|
|
pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.42
|
$1.37
KGS121.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.53
|
$1.78
KGS158.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$1.32
KGS116.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM209.07
|
$42.06
KGS3,735.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.66
|
$4.00
KGS355.55
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM231.02
|
$22.88
KGS2,031.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM145.74
|
$36.40
KGS3,232.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM324.23
|
$76.90
KGS6,828.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM347.94
|
$79.44
KGS7,054.62
|
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