Cost of living comparison

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

compared to

Yerevan, Armenia

Yerevan vs. Bishkek Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 71.2% more expensive than Bishkek.

Restaurants: pay 71.2% more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 29.4% more in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 33.3% more in Yerevan
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 54.5% more in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 89.8% more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 74.1% more in Yerevan

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, childcare, and transportation in Yerevan are more expensive than in Bishkek. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Yerevan.

Yerevan vs. Bishkek Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yerevan instead of Bishkek, you would:

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pay 71.2% more for restaurants

	Bishkek	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KGS507.25	$11.57 AMD4,510.34	+99.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.68 KGS497.11	$9.00 AMD3,508.04	+58.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 KGS59.14	$0.99 AMD387.00	+46.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KGS28.98	$0.60 AMD232.66	+80.2%
Average			+71.2%

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pay 29.4% more for groceries

	Bishkek	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 KGS41.78	$0.86 AMD336.49	+80.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 KGS449.42	$4.04 AMD1,572.44	-21.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.25 KGS283.83	$6.24 AMD2,431.62	+92.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 KGS153.67	$2.46 AMD959.58	+40.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 KGS211.16	$3.37 AMD1,315.03	+39.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 KGS41.22	$0.56 AMD217.56	+18.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS74.39	$0.83 AMD321.52	-3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 KGS82.52	$0.79 AMD307.99	-16.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 KGS78.92	$1.01 AMD393.03	+11.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KGS19.88	$0.34 AMD130.79	+47.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 KGS21.00	$0.32 AMD125.17	+33.8%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 33.3% more for transportation

	Bishkek	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 KGS254.01	$5.29 AMD2,061.95	+82.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.54 KGS659.43	$12.86 AMD5,011.48	+70.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,443.16 KGS3,449,303.94	$30,864.95 AMD12,027,561.07	-21.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 KGS365.22	$4.27 AMD1,663.81	+2.2%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Bishkek	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.05 KGS1,053.48	$22.21 AMD8,656.44	+84.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$474.69 KGS41,511.27	$931.30 AMD362,911.68	+96.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.07 KGS30,875.68	$625.77 AMD243,851.20	+77.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.19 KGS2,027.91	$98.60 AMD38,423.55	+325.2%
Average			+145.8%

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pay 54.5% more for childcare

	Bishkek	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.15 KGS20,126.58	$374.24 AMD145,834.18	+62.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,168.50 KGS539,435.63	$9,037.50 AMD3,521,765.76	+46.5%
Average			+54.5%

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pay 89.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bishkek	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KGS101.45	$2.06 AMD801.84	+77.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 KGS179.79	$3.76 AMD1,466.09	+83.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 KGS136.45	$2.57 AMD1,002.30	+64.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.01 KGS3,760.83	$106.02 AMD41,312.47	+146.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.35 KGS380.44	$7.72 AMD3,006.89	+77.4%
Average			+89.8%

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pay 74.1% more for clothing

	Bishkek	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.60 KGS3,550.75	$111.12 AMD43,300.66	+173.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.86 KGS3,398.58	$63.96 AMD24,922.47	+64.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.88 KGS9,084.40	$139.93 AMD54,526.84	+34.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.67 KGS8,454.18	$119.43 AMD46,541.43	+23.5%
Average			+74.1%

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