Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 24.1% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 69.0% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$5.72
KGS505.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$4.00
KGS353.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$0.54
KGS47.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$0.27
KGS24.08
|
|
pay 64.5% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
$0.40
KGS35.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$3.58
KGS316.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$2.76
KGS243.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$1.58
KGS139.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
$2.17
KGS191.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
$0.39
KGS34.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$0.72
KGS63.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$0.81
KGS71.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$0.66
KGS58.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$0.21
KGS18.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$0.19
KGS16.44
|
|
pay 52.4% more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$2.75
KGS242.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.86
KGS606.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,642,469.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
$2.80
KGS247.63
|
|
pay 37.2% less for housing
Monrovia
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$12.25
KGS1,082.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.29
|
$380.68
KGS33,636.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.57
|
$249.68
KGS22,061.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.07
|
$27.14
KGS2,397.83
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
$167.30
KGS14,782.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.26
|
$7,341.74
KGS648,714.77
|
|
pay 54.7% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$1.37
KGS121.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$1.78
KGS157.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.94
|
$1.32
KGS116.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$42.06
KGS3,716.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$4.00
KGS353.76
|
|
pay 79.4% more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
$22.88
KGS2,021.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$36.40
KGS3,216.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
$76.90
KGS6,794.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$79.44
KGS7,019.10
|
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