Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 87.8% more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 84.1% more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP206.57
|
$5.80
KGS504.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP239.63
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP17.02
|
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.23
|
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP33.02
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP80.68
|
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP172.95
|
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP73.77
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP99.71
|
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP34.81
|
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.85
|
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP8.09
|
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.79
|
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP11.01
|
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.65
|
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
|
pay 63.8% more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP51.63
|
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP413.15
|
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,846,251.69
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP127.04
|
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
|
pay 98.5% more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP493.23
|
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,621.33
|
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,594.47
|
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP694.64
|
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,440.15
|
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP99,140.99
|
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
|
pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP72.30
|
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP78.25
|
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP92.96
|
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP943.99
|
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP154.93
|
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,896.95
|
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,513.31
|
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,964.81
|
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,727.42
|
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
|
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