Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 17.8% cheaper than Lusaka.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 1.8% less for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
$5.72
KGS507.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
$4.00
KGS355.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
$0.54
KGS47.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
$0.27
KGS24.17
|
|
pay 28.7% less for groceries
Lusaka
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
$0.40
KGS35.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
$3.58
KGS317.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
$2.76
KGS244.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
$1.58
KGS139.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
$2.17
KGS192.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
$0.39
KGS34.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
$0.72
KGS63.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
$0.81
KGS72.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
$0.66
KGS58.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
$0.21
KGS19.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
$0.19
KGS16.50
|
|
pay 35.8% less for transportation
Lusaka
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
$2.75
KGS243.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
$6.86
KGS608.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,648,460.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
$2.80
KGS248.54
|
|
pay 23.7% less for housing
Lusaka
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
$12.25
KGS1,086.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
$380.68
KGS33,759.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
$249.68
KGS22,142.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
$27.14
KGS2,406.58
|
|
pay 25.0% less for childcare
Lusaka
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
$167.30
KGS14,836.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
|
pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
$1.78
KGS157.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
$1.32
KGS116.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
$42.06
KGS3,730.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
$4.00
KGS355.05
|
|
pay 17.7% less for clothing
Lusaka
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
$22.88
KGS2,028.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
$36.40
KGS3,227.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
$76.90
KGS6,819.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
$79.44
KGS7,044.70
|
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