Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 21.7% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Poland, you would:
pay 46.1% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.49
|
$5.72
KGS505.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.76
|
$4.00
KGS353.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.19
|
$0.54
KGS47.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
$0.27
KGS24.08
|
|
pay 13.3% less for groceries
Poland
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.74
|
$0.40
KGS35.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.35
|
$3.58
KGS316.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.25
|
$2.76
KGS243.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN9.93
|
$1.58
KGS139.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.77
|
$2.17
KGS191.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.53
|
$0.39
KGS34.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.19
|
$0.72
KGS63.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.51
|
$0.81
KGS71.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
$0.66
KGS58.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.17
|
$0.21
KGS18.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
$0.19
KGS16.44
|
|
pay 46.2% less for transportation
Poland
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.71
|
$2.75
KGS242.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN95.53
|
$6.86
KGS606.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,060.83
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,642,469.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.23
|
$2.80
KGS247.63
|
|
pay 36.6% less for housing
Poland
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN51.70
|
$12.25
KGS1,082.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,918.06
|
$380.68
KGS33,636.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,625.58
|
$249.68
KGS22,061.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN593.57
|
$27.14
KGS2,397.83
|
|
pay 18.8% more for childcare
Poland
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN913.00
|
$167.30
KGS14,782.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN17,850.97
|
$7,341.74
KGS648,714.77
|
|
pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.34
|
$1.37
KGS121.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.78
|
$1.78
KGS157.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.50
|
$1.32
KGS116.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN109.68
|
$42.06
KGS3,716.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.48
|
$4.00
KGS353.76
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
Poland
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN258.31
|
$22.88
KGS2,021.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN121.19
|
$36.40
KGS3,216.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN265.20
|
$76.90
KGS6,794.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN300.61
|
$79.44
KGS7,019.10
|
|
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