Cost of living comparison
Quito is 53.3% more expensive than Bishkek.
- Restaurants
-
pay 49.5% more in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 55.5% more in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 82.9% more in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 48.0% more in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 21.1% more in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.2 times more in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 0.6% more in Quito
The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, restaurants, housing, and childcare in Quito are more expensive than in Bishkek. Notably, entertainment and sports and transportation are significantly more expensive in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Bishkek, you would:
pay 49.5% more for restaurants
|
Bishkek
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS507.25
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS497.11
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS59.14
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.98
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 55.5% more for groceries
|
Bishkek
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.78
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS449.42
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS283.83
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS153.67
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS211.16
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS41.22
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS74.39
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS82.52
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS78.92
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.88
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS21.00
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 82.9% more for transportation
|
Bishkek
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS254.01
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS659.43
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,449,303.94
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS365.22
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 48.0% more for housing
|
Bishkek
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,053.48
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS41,511.27
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,875.68
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS2,027.91
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 21.1% more for childcare
|
Bishkek
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS20,126.58
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS539,435.63
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bishkek
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS101.45
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS179.79
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS136.45
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,760.83
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS380.44
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 0.6% more for clothing
|
Bishkek
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,550.75
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,398.58
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS9,084.40
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,454.18
|
$83.12
|
|
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