Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 45.2% cheaper than Lisbon.
- Restaurants
-
pay 59.5% less in Bishkek
- Groceries
-
pay 31.7% less in Bishkek
- Transportation
-
pay 44.2% less in Bishkek
- Housing
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pay 70.9% less in Bishkek
- Childcare
-
pay 59.9% less in Bishkek
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 41.4% less in Bishkek
- Clothing
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pay 8.7% less in Bishkek
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Bishkek.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 59.5% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Bishkek
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
€11.60
|
$5.80
KGS507.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.19
|
$5.68
KGS497.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.58
|
$0.68
KGS59.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.16
|
$0.33
KGS28.98
|
|
pay 31.7% less for groceries
Lisbon
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.26
|
$0.48
KGS41.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€4.74
|
$5.14
KGS449.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.29
|
$3.25
KGS283.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.53
|
$1.76
KGS153.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€2.81
|
$2.41
KGS211.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.88
|
$0.47
KGS41.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.59
|
$0.85
KGS74.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.75
|
$0.94
KGS82.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.90
|
$0.90
KGS78.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.75
|
$0.23
KGS19.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.79
|
$0.24
KGS21.00
|
|
pay 44.2% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.12
|
$2.90
KGS254.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€36.40
|
$7.54
KGS659.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€27,297.55
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,449,303.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€8.37
|
$4.18
KGS365.22
|
|
pay 70.9% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€33.87
|
$12.05
KGS1,053.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,285.55
|
$474.69
KGS41,511.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€908.94
|
$353.07
KGS30,875.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€90.14
|
$23.19
KGS2,027.91
|
|
pay 59.9% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€489.36
|
$230.15
KGS20,126.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€12,948.62
|
$6,168.50
KGS539,435.63
|
|
pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.73
|
$1.16
KGS101.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.21
|
$2.06
KGS179.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.10
|
$1.56
KGS136.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€36.01
|
$43.01
KGS3,760.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.28
|
$4.35
KGS380.44
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€73.50
|
$40.60
KGS3,550.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€31.94
|
$38.86
KGS3,398.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€70.03
|
$103.88
KGS9,084.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€92.04
|
$96.67
KGS8,454.18
|
|
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