Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 93.0% more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 14.2% less for restaurants
Maseru
|
Bishkek
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.66
KGS500.14
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
$5.55
KGS490.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
$0.63
KGS55.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
$0.30
KGS26.89
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
Maseru
|
Bishkek
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
$0.47
KGS41.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
$4.64
KGS409.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
$3.25
KGS287.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
$1.70
KGS150.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
$2.36
KGS208.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
$0.43
KGS37.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
$0.78
KGS68.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
$0.84
KGS74.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
$0.78
KGS69.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
$0.21
KGS18.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
$0.22
KGS19.55
|
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pay 11.1% less for transportation
Maseru
|
Bishkek
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
$2.82
KGS249.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
$6.20
KGS547.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,400,969.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
$3.62
KGS320.09
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Bishkek
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
$12.04
KGS1,063.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
$460.45
KGS40,685.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
$338.46
KGS29,906.60
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$23.12
KGS2,042.73
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
$218.65
KGS19,319.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
$5,827.60
KGS514,925.90
|
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pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
$1.13
KGS100.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
$2.04
KGS180.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
$1.52
KGS134.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
$42.55
KGS3,759.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.96
KGS350.10
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Maseru
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
$37.26
KGS3,292.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
$36.79
KGS3,250.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
$95.20
KGS8,411.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
$90.00
KGS7,952.27
|
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