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
TJS61.16
|
$5.80
KGS504.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS99.83
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.80
|
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.22
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS46.61
|
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS33.18
|
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS19.08
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.53
|
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.92
|
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.65
|
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.89
|
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.16
|
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.65
|
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.65
|
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
|
pay 44.9% more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.73
|
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS219,154.21
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS34.66
|
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
|
pay 5.2% less for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS260.95
|
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,502.01
|
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,293.47
|
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS548.40
|
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
|
pay 30.5% more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,162.03
|
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS148,821.00
|
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
|
pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.23
|
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.97
|
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.48
|
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS404.33
|
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
|
pay 41.9% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS305.80
|
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS393.46
|
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS835.84
|
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS586.11
|
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
|
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