Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 16.1% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
$5.80
KGS500.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
$5.68
KGS490.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
$0.68
KGS58.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
$0.33
KGS28.56
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
$0.48
KGS41.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
$5.14
KGS443.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
$3.25
KGS279.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
$1.76
KGS151.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
$2.41
KGS208.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
$0.47
KGS40.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
$0.85
KGS73.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
$0.94
KGS81.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
$0.90
KGS77.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
$0.23
KGS19.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
$0.24
KGS20.70
|
|
pay 44.9% more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
$2.90
KGS250.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$7.54
KGS650.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,400,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
$4.18
KGS360.00
|
|
pay 5.2% less for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
$12.05
KGS1,038.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
$474.69
KGS40,917.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
$353.07
KGS30,434.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
$23.19
KGS1,998.93
|
|
pay 30.5% more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
$230.15
KGS19,838.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
$6,168.50
KGS531,725.00
|
|
pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
$1.16
KGS100.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
$2.06
KGS177.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
$1.56
KGS134.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
$43.01
KGS3,707.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$4.35
KGS375.00
|
|
pay 41.9% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
$40.60
KGS3,500.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
$38.86
KGS3,350.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
$103.88
KGS8,954.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
$96.67
KGS8,333.33
|
|
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