Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 27.4% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 46.7% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$5.66
KGS499.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
$5.55
KGS489.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.85
|
$0.63
KGS55.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.27
|
$0.30
KGS26.86
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
Podgorica
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.47
KGS41.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$4.64
KGS409.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.04
|
$3.25
KGS287.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
$1.70
KGS149.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.15
|
$2.36
KGS208.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.43
KGS37.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.78
KGS68.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.84
KGS74.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$0.78
KGS69.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.21
KGS18.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.22
KGS19.53
|
|
pay 32.6% less for transportation
Podgorica
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.61
|
$2.82
KGS248.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$6.20
KGS547.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€24,885.69
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,397,209.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.38
|
$3.62
KGS319.74
|
|
pay 43.2% less for housing
Podgorica
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.06
|
$12.04
KGS1,062.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€523.99
|
$460.45
KGS40,640.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€409.48
|
$338.46
KGS29,873.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€76.49
|
$23.12
KGS2,040.47
|
|
pay 6.5% less for childcare
Podgorica
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€196.10
|
$218.65
KGS19,298.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,345.85
|
$5,827.60
KGS514,356.54
|
|
pay 23.6% less for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.19
|
$1.13
KGS99.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$2.04
KGS180.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.58
|
$1.52
KGS134.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€34.84
|
$42.55
KGS3,755.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$3.96
KGS349.71
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
Podgorica
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€66.57
|
$37.26
KGS3,288.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.35
|
$36.79
KGS3,247.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€86.50
|
$95.20
KGS8,402.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€94.57
|
$90.00
KGS7,943.48
|
|
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