Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 5.3% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 22.8% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD173.43
|
$5.66
KGS499.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD79.28
|
$5.55
KGS489.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.74
|
$0.63
KGS55.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.39
|
$0.30
KGS26.86
|
|
pay 17.6% less for groceries
Windhoek
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.33
|
$0.47
KGS41.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD52.52
|
$4.64
KGS409.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD98.05
|
$3.25
KGS287.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD58.59
|
$1.70
KGS149.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD38.81
|
$2.36
KGS208.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.72
|
$0.43
KGS37.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.38
|
$0.78
KGS68.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.27
|
$0.84
KGS74.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.14
|
$0.78
KGS69.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.31
|
$0.21
KGS18.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.42
|
$0.22
KGS19.53
|
|
pay 21.6% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD81.78
|
$2.82
KGS248.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD495.51
|
$6.20
KGS547.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD203,653.27
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,397,209.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD115.95
|
$3.62
KGS319.74
|
|
pay 18.0% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD972.18
|
$12.04
KGS1,062.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,558.71
|
$460.45
KGS40,640.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,493.37
|
$338.46
KGS29,873.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,033.36
|
$23.12
KGS2,040.47
|
|
pay 26.9% more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,029.67
|
$218.65
KGS19,298.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD86,560.07
|
$5,827.60
KGS514,356.54
|
|
pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD29.73
|
$1.13
KGS99.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.47
|
$2.04
KGS180.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.10
|
$1.52
KGS134.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD663.78
|
$42.55
KGS3,755.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD59.46
|
$3.96
KGS349.71
|
|
pay 51.6% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD644.16
|
$37.26
KGS3,288.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD400.17
|
$36.79
KGS3,247.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,156.18
|
$95.20
KGS8,402.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD889.42
|
$90.00
KGS7,943.48
|
|
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