Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 17.5% cheaper than Ankara.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 21.6% less for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
$5.66
KGS485.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
$5.55
KGS475.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY35.92
|
$0.63
KGS53.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.27
|
$0.30
KGS26.11
|
|
pay 10.6% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY21.49
|
$0.47
KGS40.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY126.98
|
$4.64
KGS397.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY129.14
|
$3.25
KGS279.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY59.23
|
$1.70
KGS145.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY88.67
|
$2.36
KGS202.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.24
|
$0.43
KGS36.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY22.64
|
$0.78
KGS66.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.75
|
$0.84
KGS72.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
$0.78
KGS67.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.47
|
$0.21
KGS18.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.87
|
$0.22
KGS18.98
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY162.88
|
$2.82
KGS242.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY293.55
|
$6.20
KGS531.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,601,198.75
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,302,443.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY197.48
|
$3.62
KGS310.82
|
|
pay 17.1% less for housing
|
Ankara
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY375.14
|
$12.04
KGS1,033.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY18,357.60
|
$460.45
KGS39,506.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,589.82
|
$338.46
KGS29,040.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,835.70
|
$23.12
KGS1,983.55
|
|
pay 38.9% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY15,320.56
|
$218.65
KGS18,759.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY273,459.63
|
$5,827.60
KGS500,008.40
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY104.08
|
$1.13
KGS97.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY80.38
|
$2.04
KGS175.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.91
|
$1.52
KGS130.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,262.01
|
$42.55
KGS3,650.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY160.12
|
$3.96
KGS339.96
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,648.67
|
$37.26
KGS3,197.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,521.14
|
$36.79
KGS3,156.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,181.05
|
$95.20
KGS8,167.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,845.21
|
$90.00
KGS7,721.89
|
|
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