Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 54.8% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Rome, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.57
|
$5.72
KGS509.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$4.00
KGS356.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.12
|
$0.54
KGS48.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.27
KGS24.29
|
|
pay 56.4% less for groceries
Rome
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
$0.40
KGS35.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.96
|
$3.58
KGS319.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$2.76
KGS245.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
$1.58
KGS140.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.54
|
$2.17
KGS193.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.39
KGS34.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.72
KGS64.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.81
KGS72.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$0.66
KGS59.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.21
KGS19.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.19
KGS16.58
|
|
pay 65.2% less for transportation
Rome
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.20
|
$2.75
KGS244.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€36.10
|
$6.86
KGS611.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,656,600.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.44
|
$2.80
KGS249.76
|
|
pay 69.8% less for housing
Rome
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.55
|
$12.25
KGS1,091.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,099.55
|
$380.68
KGS33,926.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€726.16
|
$249.68
KGS22,251.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.61
|
$27.14
KGS2,418.46
|
|
pay 42.2% less for childcare
Rome
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€498.32
|
$167.30
KGS14,909.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,195.09
|
$7,341.74
KGS654,295.96
|
|
pay 46.6% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$1.37
KGS122.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.57
|
$1.78
KGS158.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
$1.32
KGS117.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.79
|
$42.06
KGS3,748.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$4.00
KGS356.81
|
|
pay 32.5% less for clothing
Rome
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.31
|
$22.88
KGS2,038.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€34.09
|
$36.40
KGS3,243.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.34
|
$76.90
KGS6,852.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€116.25
|
$79.44
KGS7,079.49
|
|
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