Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 20.1% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$5.66
KGS499.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$5.55
KGS489.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.63
KGS55.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.30
KGS26.86
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$0.47
KGS41.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.64
KGS409.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$3.25
KGS287.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$1.70
KGS149.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.36
KGS208.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.43
KGS37.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.78
KGS68.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.84
KGS74.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.78
KGS69.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.21
KGS18.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.22
KGS19.53
|
|
pay 29.0% less for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$2.82
KGS248.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$6.20
KGS547.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$38,490.01
KGS3,397,209.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$3.62
KGS319.74
|
|
pay 15.5% less for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$12.04
KGS1,062.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$460.45
KGS40,640.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$338.46
KGS29,873.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$23.12
KGS2,040.47
|
|
pay 7.4% more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$218.65
KGS19,298.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$5,827.60
KGS514,356.54
|
|
pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$1.13
KGS99.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$2.04
KGS180.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$1.52
KGS134.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$42.55
KGS3,755.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$3.96
KGS349.71
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$37.26
KGS3,288.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.79
KGS3,247.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$95.20
KGS8,402.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.00
KGS7,943.48
|
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