Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 1.5% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 5.9% more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
$5.66
KGS500.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
$5.55
KGS490.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
$0.63
KGS55.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
$0.30
KGS26.89
|
|
pay 22.6% more for groceries
Rabat
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
$0.47
KGS41.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
$4.64
KGS409.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
$3.25
KGS287.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
$1.70
KGS150.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
$2.36
KGS208.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
$0.43
KGS37.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
$0.78
KGS68.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
$0.84
KGS74.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
$0.78
KGS69.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
$0.21
KGS18.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
$0.22
KGS19.55
|
|
pay 34.9% less for transportation
Rabat
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
$2.82
KGS249.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
$6.20
KGS547.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,400,969.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
$3.62
KGS320.09
|
|
pay 14.2% less for housing
Rabat
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
$12.04
KGS1,063.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
$460.45
KGS40,685.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
$338.46
KGS29,906.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
$23.12
KGS2,042.73
|
|
pay 67.4% more for childcare
Rabat
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
$218.65
KGS19,319.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
$5,827.60
KGS514,925.90
|
|
pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
$1.13
KGS100.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
$2.04
KGS180.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
$1.52
KGS134.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
$42.55
KGS3,759.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
$3.96
KGS350.10
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
Rabat
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
$37.26
KGS3,292.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
$36.79
KGS3,250.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
$95.20
KGS8,411.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
$90.00
KGS7,952.27
|
|
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