Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 21.7% cheaper than Ankara.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 34.1% less for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
$5.80
KGS500.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
$5.68
KGS490.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
$0.68
KGS58.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
$0.33
KGS28.56
|
|
pay 10.0% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
$0.48
KGS41.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
$5.14
KGS443.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
$3.25
KGS279.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
$1.76
KGS151.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
$2.41
KGS208.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
$0.47
KGS40.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
$0.85
KGS73.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
$0.94
KGS81.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
$0.90
KGS77.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
$0.23
KGS19.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
$0.24
KGS20.70
|
|
pay 22.0% less for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
$2.90
KGS250.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
$7.54
KGS650.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,400,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
$4.18
KGS360.00
|
|
pay 20.8% less for housing
|
Ankara
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
$12.05
KGS1,038.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
$474.69
KGS40,917.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
$353.07
KGS30,434.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
$23.19
KGS1,998.93
|
|
pay 47.4% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
$230.15
KGS19,838.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
$6,168.50
KGS531,725.00
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
$1.16
KGS100.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
$2.06
KGS177.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
$1.56
KGS134.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
$43.01
KGS3,707.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
$4.35
KGS375.00
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
$40.60
KGS3,500.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
$38.86
KGS3,350.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
$103.88
KGS8,954.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
$96.67
KGS8,333.33
|
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