Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Bishkek is 39.2% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 47.4% less in Bishkek
Groceries: pay 52.2% less in Bishkek
Transportation: pay 20.1% less in Bishkek
Housing: pay 39.3% less in Bishkek
Childcare: pay 42.7% less in Bishkek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.7% less in Bishkek
Clothing: pay 20.1% less in Bishkek

Expenses including groceries, restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Bishkek.

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Bishkek vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bishkek instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 47.4% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Bishkek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$209.02	$6.86 KGS600.00	-38.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.07 MX$207.98	$5.83 KGS510.00	-47.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MX$30.62	$0.74 KGS65.00	-54.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$24.45	$0.39 KGS33.88	-70.2%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 52.2% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Bishkek
Bread 1 loaf	$3.03 MX$56.96	$0.40 KGS34.67	-86.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 MX$113.15	$3.82 KGS334.23	-36.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.73 MX$126.39	$3.81 KGS333.12	-43.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.87 MX$53.84	$1.73 KGS151.13	-39.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.39 MX$82.42	$2.08 KGS181.82	-52.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 MX$26.84	$0.63 KGS54.76	-56.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.93	$0.84 KGS73.57	-6.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$17.46	$0.93 KGS81.76	+0.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MX$19.57	$0.72 KGS62.84	-31.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$17.17	$0.27 KGS23.90	-70.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$15.96	$0.22 KGS19.28	-74.1%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 20.1% less for transportation

	Mexico City	Bishkek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 MX$108.25	$3.74 KGS326.92	-35.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.03 MX$376.24	$11.66 KGS1,020.00	-41.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$404K	$29,991.94 KGS3M	+39.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.54 MX$122.80	$4.52 KGS395.00	-30.9%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 39.3% less for housing

	Mexico City	Bishkek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 MX$651.04	$12.00 KGS1,049.17	-65.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,053.82 MX$19,797.18	$603.19 KGS52,748.14	-42.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$672.38 MX$12,631.44	$416.93 KGS36,460.04	-38.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.71 MX$896.33	$38.42 KGS3,359.93	-19.5%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 42.7% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Bishkek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.78 MX$8,186.67	$219.56 KGS19,200.04	-49.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,045.70 MX$226K	$7,837.88 KGS685K	-34.9%
Average			-42.7%

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pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Bishkek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 MX$62.71	$1.37 KGS120.00	-58.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 MX$71.47	$2.43 KGS212.35	-36.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 MX$99.29	$2.06 KGS180.00	-61.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.09 MX$1,072.46	$54.84 KGS4,795.47	-3.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 MX$125.41	$5.72 KGS500.00	-14.4%
Average			-33.7%

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pay 20.1% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Bishkek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.61 MX$1,326.48	$55.40 KGS4,844.46	-21.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.64 MX$1,007.71	$43.07 KGS3,766.68	-19.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.04 MX$2,048.41	$90.57 KGS7,920.02	-16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.97 MX$2,178.65	$90.22 KGS7,890.02	-22.2%
Average			-20.1%

Mexico City vs. Bishkek - Cost of clothing

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