Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 33.7% cheaper than Luanda.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 56.6% less for restaurants
Luanda
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
AOA6,537.39
|
$5.72
KGS505.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AOA7,089.51
|
$4.00
KGS353.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
AOA1,488.49
|
$0.54
KGS47.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
AOA972.98
|
$0.27
KGS24.08
|
|
pay 39.9% less for groceries
Luanda
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
AOA1,374.16
|
$0.40
KGS35.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
AOA4,439.33
|
$3.58
KGS316.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
AOA5,524.81
|
$2.76
KGS243.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
AOA2,223.16
|
$1.58
KGS139.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
AOA2,372.68
|
$2.17
KGS191.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
AOA1,133.17
|
$0.39
KGS34.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AOA310.82
|
$0.72
KGS63.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
AOA1,603.58
|
$0.81
KGS71.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
AOA735.08
|
$0.66
KGS58.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
AOA628.58
|
$0.21
KGS18.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
AOA649.51
|
$0.19
KGS16.44
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
Luanda
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
AOA1,095.57
|
$2.75
KGS242.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.78
AOA26,509.43
|
$6.86
KGS606.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,935.66
AOA17,461,594.03
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,642,469.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.03
AOA12,536.50
|
$2.80
KGS247.63
|
|
pay 25.8% more for housing
Luanda
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.36
AOA155,436.03
|
$12.25
KGS1,082.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.16
AOA222,827.94
|
$380.68
KGS33,636.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.85
AOA67,433.62
|
$249.68
KGS22,061.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
AOA49,809.86
|
$27.14
KGS2,397.83
|
|
pay 48.3% less for childcare
Luanda
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.79
AOA424,360.44
|
$167.30
KGS14,782.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,426.70
AOA8,696,497.15
|
$7,341.74
KGS648,714.77
|
|
pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
$1.37
KGS121.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AOA3,136.66
|
$1.78
KGS157.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
$1.32
KGS116.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
AOA33,401.09
|
$42.06
KGS3,716.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
AOA4,521.95
|
$4.00
KGS353.76
|
|
pay 72.0% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.95
AOA80,031.83
|
$22.88
KGS2,021.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$150.31
AOA125,364.95
|
$36.40
KGS3,216.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$252.73
AOA210,790.45
|
$76.90
KGS6,794.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$238.10
AOA198,589.05
|
$79.44
KGS7,019.10
|
|
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