Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 23.7% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 3.3% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
UAH182.83
|
$5.72
KGS507.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
UAH142.11
|
$4.00
KGS355.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.42
|
$0.54
KGS47.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH15.36
|
$0.27
KGS24.17
|
|
pay 18.4% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
UAH21.30
|
$0.40
KGS35.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
UAH126.40
|
$3.58
KGS317.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
UAH124.09
|
$2.76
KGS244.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
UAH57.36
|
$1.58
KGS139.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
UAH61.32
|
$2.17
KGS192.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.84
|
$0.39
KGS34.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
UAH18.42
|
$0.72
KGS63.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
UAH19.67
|
$0.81
KGS72.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH28.43
|
$0.66
KGS58.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
UAH6.62
|
$0.21
KGS19.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.90
|
$0.19
KGS16.50
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
Ukraine
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
UAH149.95
|
$2.75
KGS243.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
UAH280.50
|
$6.86
KGS608.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
UAH752,581.16
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,648,460.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
UAH131.75
|
$2.80
KGS248.54
|
|
pay 61.3% more for housing
Ukraine
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
UAH173.31
|
$12.25
KGS1,086.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
UAH9,209.45
|
$380.68
KGS33,759.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
UAH6,123.78
|
$249.68
KGS22,142.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
UAH2,437.72
|
$27.14
KGS2,406.58
|
|
pay 40.5% more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
UAH7,202.03
|
$167.30
KGS14,836.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
UAH152,362.25
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
|
pay 54.4% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
UAH33.42
|
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
UAH37.91
|
$1.78
KGS157.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
UAH76.59
|
$1.32
KGS116.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
UAH740.63
|
$42.06
KGS3,730.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
UAH117.09
|
$4.00
KGS355.05
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
UAH1,586.93
|
$22.88
KGS2,028.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
UAH1,198.77
|
$36.40
KGS3,227.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
UAH2,550.54
|
$76.90
KGS6,819.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
UAH2,890.09
|
$79.44
KGS7,044.70
|
|
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