Cost of living comparison

Bucharest, Romania

compared to

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Bishkek is 32.5% cheaper than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 56.7% less in Bishkek
Groceries: pay 22.2% less in Bishkek
Transportation: pay 21.3% less in Bishkek
Housing: pay 21.4% less in Bishkek
Childcare: pay 49.2% less in Bishkek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.3% less in Bishkek
Clothing: pay 9.5% less in Bishkek

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and transportation are lower in Bishkek.

Bishkek vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.7% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Bishkek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.85 RON54.48	$5.80 KGS501.16	-51.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 RON34.67	$5.68 KGS491.14	-24.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 RON9.18	$0.68 KGS58.43	-66.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 RON10.13	$0.33 KGS28.63	-85.0%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 22.2% less for groceries

	Bucharest	Bishkek
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 RON5.40	$0.48 KGS41.28	-59.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 RON20.80	$5.14 KGS444.03	+13.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 RON29.15	$3.25 KGS280.43	-48.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 RON15.06	$1.76 KGS151.82	-46.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 RON14.20	$2.41 KGS208.63	-21.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 RON2.69	$0.47 KGS40.73	-19.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RON3.53	$0.85 KGS73.49	+10.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.45	$0.94 KGS81.53	+25.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 RON4.05	$0.90 KGS77.97	+2.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.33	$0.23 KGS19.65	-55.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 RON2.03	$0.24 KGS20.75	-45.5%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 21.3% less for transportation

	Bucharest	Bishkek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.09 RON28.01	$2.90 KGS250.96	-52.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.24 RON79.24	$7.54 KGS651.51	-56.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,003.12 RON119,528.53	$39,443.16 KGS3,407,888.63	+51.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RON26.74	$4.18 KGS360.84	-28.2%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 21.4% less for housing

	Bucharest	Bishkek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.35 RON43.00	$12.05 KGS1,040.83	+28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.94 RON2,766.92	$474.69 KGS41,012.85	-21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.23 RON1,825.95	$353.07 KGS30,504.96	-11.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.07 RON597.88	$23.19 KGS2,003.56	-82.2%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 49.2% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Bishkek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$527.95 RON2,426.83	$230.15 KGS19,884.92	-56.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,631.65 RON48,870.50	$6,168.50 KGS532,958.70	-42.0%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Bishkek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.23 RON14.86	$1.16 KGS100.23	-64.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 RON14.56	$2.06 KGS177.63	-35.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.98 RON27.49	$1.56 KGS134.81	-73.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.84 RON229.11	$43.01 KGS3,715.67	-13.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.62 RON39.62	$4.35 KGS375.87	-49.5%
Average			-47.3%

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pay 9.5% less for clothing

	Bucharest	Bishkek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.42 RON360.45	$40.60 KGS3,508.12	-48.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.68 RON182.39	$38.86 KGS3,357.77	-2.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.94 RON395.06	$103.88 KGS8,975.32	+20.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.80 RON486.34	$96.67 KGS8,352.67	-8.6%
Average			-9.5%

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