Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 15.8% cheaper than Pretoria.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 30.3% less for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
ZAR124.31
|
$5.72
KGS507.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
ZAR81.18
|
$4.00
KGS355.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZAR16.33
|
$0.54
KGS47.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZAR12.21
|
$0.27
KGS24.17
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
Pretoria
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
ZAR15.40
|
$0.40
KGS35.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
ZAR58.74
|
$3.58
KGS317.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
ZAR71.70
|
$2.76
KGS244.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
ZAR31.02
|
$1.58
KGS139.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
ZAR35.56
|
$2.17
KGS192.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.35
|
$0.39
KGS34.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.36
|
$0.72
KGS63.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZAR9.82
|
$0.81
KGS72.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.60
|
$0.66
KGS58.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ZAR9.23
|
$0.21
KGS19.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZAR9.42
|
$0.19
KGS16.50
|
|
pay 47.8% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
ZAR86.65
|
$2.75
KGS243.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
ZAR837.20
|
$6.86
KGS608.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
ZAR315,040.55
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,648,460.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
ZAR202.96
|
$2.80
KGS248.54
|
|
pay 35.1% less for housing
Pretoria
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
ZAR869.53
|
$12.25
KGS1,086.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
ZAR5,835.02
|
$380.68
KGS33,759.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
ZAR6,095.06
|
$249.68
KGS22,142.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
ZAR1,355.76
|
$27.14
KGS2,406.58
|
|
pay 42.3% more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
ZAR3,894.44
|
$167.30
KGS14,836.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
ZAR66,251.08
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
|
pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
ZAR35.52
|
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
ZAR30.40
|
$1.78
KGS157.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
ZAR50.74
|
$1.32
KGS116.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
ZAR638.59
|
$42.06
KGS3,730.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
ZAR101.48
|
$4.00
KGS355.05
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
Pretoria
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
ZAR784.96
|
$22.88
KGS2,028.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
ZAR648.34
|
$36.40
KGS3,227.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
ZAR1,420.64
|
$76.90
KGS6,819.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
ZAR1,610.91
|
$79.44
KGS7,044.70
|
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