Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 10.9% cheaper than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.52
BAM10.01
|
$5.66
KGS500.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
BAM12.01
|
$5.55
KGS490.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BAM3.03
|
$0.63
KGS55.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
BAM1.72
|
$0.30
KGS26.89
|
|
pay 20.6% less for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
BAM1.79
|
$0.47
KGS41.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
BAM7.53
|
$4.64
KGS409.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
BAM8.89
|
$3.25
KGS287.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
BAM4.82
|
$1.70
KGS150.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
BAM5.61
|
$2.36
KGS208.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$0.43
KGS37.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.44
|
$0.78
KGS68.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$0.84
KGS74.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
BAM1.45
|
$0.78
KGS69.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
BAM0.73
|
$0.21
KGS18.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
$0.22
KGS19.55
|
|
pay 32.1% less for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
BAM10.20
|
$2.82
KGS249.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.26
BAM53.04
|
$6.20
KGS547.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,843.53
BAM45,037.74
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,400,969.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
BAM14.51
|
$3.62
KGS320.09
|
|
pay 16.9% less for housing
Sarajevo
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.06
BAM50.88
|
$12.04
KGS1,063.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.28
BAM618.70
|
$460.45
KGS40,685.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.13
BAM446.21
|
$338.46
KGS29,906.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
BAM244.79
|
$23.12
KGS2,042.73
|
|
pay 49.9% more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.40
BAM363.30
|
$218.65
KGS19,319.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,054.83
BAM5,537.97
|
$5,827.60
KGS514,925.90
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
BAM4.00
|
$1.13
KGS100.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
BAM3.15
|
$2.04
KGS180.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.37
BAM6.11
|
$1.52
KGS134.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.58
BAM55.43
|
$42.55
KGS3,759.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.52
BAM10.01
|
$3.96
KGS350.10
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.19
BAM152.63
|
$37.26
KGS3,292.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.22
BAM52.98
|
$36.79
KGS3,250.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.57
BAM153.31
|
$95.20
KGS8,411.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.72
BAM171.71
|
$90.00
KGS7,952.27
|
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