Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 48.9% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 67.0% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Bishkek
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.27
|
$5.72
KGS507.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
$4.00
KGS355.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.07
|
$0.54
KGS47.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.61
|
$0.27
KGS24.17
|
|
pay 38.3% less for groceries
Tallinn
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.40
KGS35.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.84
|
$3.58
KGS317.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.94
|
$2.76
KGS244.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.52
|
$1.58
KGS139.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.32
|
$2.17
KGS192.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.39
KGS34.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.72
KGS63.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.81
KGS72.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.66
KGS58.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.21
KGS19.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.19
KGS16.50
|
|
pay 62.1% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.41
|
$2.75
KGS243.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
$6.86
KGS608.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€24,903.31
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,648,460.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.60
|
$2.80
KGS248.54
|
|
pay 61.5% less for housing
Tallinn
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.54
|
$12.25
KGS1,086.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€672.59
|
$380.68
KGS33,759.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€495.54
|
$249.68
KGS22,142.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€212.68
|
$27.14
KGS2,406.58
|
|
pay 24.4% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€345.44
|
$167.30
KGS14,836.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,410.88
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
|
pay 57.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.26
|
$1.78
KGS157.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.26
|
$1.32
KGS116.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.26
|
$42.06
KGS3,730.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.19
|
$4.00
KGS355.05
|
|
pay 31.4% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€83.37
|
$22.88
KGS2,028.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.40
|
$36.40
KGS3,227.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€82.96
|
$76.90
KGS6,819.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€102.08
|
$79.44
KGS7,044.70
|
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