Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 5.6% cheaper than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 10.5% less for restaurants
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$5.72
KGS507.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$4.00
KGS355.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
$0.54
KGS47.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
$0.27
KGS24.17
|
|
pay 27.4% less for groceries
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
$0.40
KGS35.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
$3.58
KGS317.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
$2.76
KGS244.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
$1.58
KGS139.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
$2.17
KGS192.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
$0.39
KGS34.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
$0.72
KGS63.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
$0.81
KGS72.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
$0.66
KGS58.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
$0.21
KGS19.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
$0.19
KGS16.50
|
|
pay 5.1% less for transportation
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
$2.75
KGS243.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
$6.86
KGS608.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,648,460.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
$2.80
KGS248.54
|
|
pay 1.2% more for housing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
$12.25
KGS1,086.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
$380.68
KGS33,759.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
$249.68
KGS22,142.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
$27.14
KGS2,406.58
|
|
pay 24.0% more for childcare
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
$167.30
KGS14,836.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
$1.78
KGS157.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
$1.32
KGS116.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
$42.06
KGS3,730.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$4.00
KGS355.05
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
$22.88
KGS2,028.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
$36.40
KGS3,227.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
$76.90
KGS6,819.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
$79.44
KGS7,044.70
|
|
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