Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 38.5% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Doha, you would:
pay 21.5% less for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.22
QAR29.83
|
$5.80
KGS504.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
QAR27.35
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
|
pay 22.6% less for groceries
|
Doha
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
QAR5.69
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
QAR29.02
|
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
QAR13.96
|
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
QAR2.59
|
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.20
|
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
QAR1.54
|
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
|
pay 10.0% less for transportation
|
Doha
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.87
QAR119.33
|
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,910.54
QAR79,555.02
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.72
QAR71.60
|
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
|
pay 72.7% less for housing
|
Doha
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.95
QAR319.33
|
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.13
QAR5,700.98
|
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,013.80
QAR3,681.02
|
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.85
QAR275.41
|
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
|
pay 58.2% less for childcare
|
Doha
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$797.97
QAR2,897.34
|
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,234.42
QAR40,791.07
|
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
|
pay 71.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
QAR19.09
|
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.57
QAR23.87
|
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.97
QAR428.35
|
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
QAR44.75
|
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
|
Doha
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.12
QAR221.92
|
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
QAR200.84
|
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.92
QAR351.92
|
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
QAR344.87
|
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
|
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