Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 87.0% more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 90.7% more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP208.87
|
$5.66
KGS485.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP208.87
|
$5.55
KGS475.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.18
|
$0.63
KGS53.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.99
|
$0.30
KGS26.11
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP27.26
|
$0.47
KGS40.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP82.24
|
$4.64
KGS397.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP174.80
|
$3.25
KGS279.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP70.57
|
$1.70
KGS145.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP104.49
|
$2.36
KGS202.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.22
|
$0.43
KGS36.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.65
|
$0.78
KGS66.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.49
|
$0.84
KGS72.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.52
|
$0.78
KGS67.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.29
|
$0.21
KGS18.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.87
|
$0.22
KGS18.98
|
|
pay 57.3% more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.96
|
$2.82
KGS242.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP313.31
|
$6.20
KGS531.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,670,988.85
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,302,443.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP140.99
|
$3.62
KGS310.82
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP380.33
|
$12.04
KGS1,033.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,508.76
|
$460.45
KGS39,506.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,744.02
|
$338.46
KGS29,040.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP701.59
|
$23.12
KGS1,983.55
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,849.35
|
$218.65
KGS18,759.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP84,593.81
|
$5,827.60
KGS500,008.40
|
|
pay 32.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP86.16
|
$1.13
KGS97.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP73.39
|
$2.04
KGS175.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP86.16
|
$1.52
KGS130.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP834.28
|
$42.55
KGS3,650.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP156.66
|
$3.96
KGS339.96
|
|
pay 20.6% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,684.73
|
$37.26
KGS3,197.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,042.03
|
$36.79
KGS3,156.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,399.40
|
$95.20
KGS8,167.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,447.74
|
$90.00
KGS7,721.89
|
|
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