Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 52.6% cheaper than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.20
|
$5.72
KGS505.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
$4.00
KGS353.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.34
|
$0.54
KGS47.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.27
KGS24.08
|
|
pay 46.7% less for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
$0.40
KGS35.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.23
€5.78
|
$3.58
KGS316.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.80
€4.45
|
$2.76
KGS243.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.76
|
$1.58
KGS139.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
€4.04
|
$2.17
KGS191.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.39
KGS34.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.72
KGS63.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.81
KGS71.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$0.66
KGS58.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.21
KGS18.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.19
KGS16.44
|
|
pay 62.1% less for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.59
€6.11
|
$2.75
KGS242.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.68
€37.74
|
$6.86
KGS606.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,881.54
€24,939.35
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,642,469.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
€10.88
|
$2.80
KGS247.63
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
Ljubljana
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.03
€34.35
|
$12.25
KGS1,082.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$757.80
€703.05
|
$380.68
KGS33,636.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.47
€576.57
|
$249.68
KGS22,061.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.30
€213.66
|
$27.14
KGS2,397.83
|
|
pay 49.9% less for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.50
€461.56
|
$167.30
KGS14,782.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,001.37
€10,206.52
|
$7,341.74
KGS648,714.77
|
|
pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$1.37
KGS121.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
€2.02
|
$1.78
KGS157.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$1.32
KGS116.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.99
€41.74
|
$42.06
KGS3,716.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$4.00
KGS353.76
|
|
pay 35.8% less for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.95
€78.81
|
$22.88
KGS2,021.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.91
€36.10
|
$36.40
KGS3,216.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.99
€98.33
|
$76.90
KGS6,794.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.37
€115.39
|
$79.44
KGS7,019.10
|
|
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