Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 13.6% cheaper than Pretoria.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 25.6% less for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
$5.80
KGS504.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR85.79
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.47
|
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.88
|
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
|
pay 12.7% less for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.67
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR67.72
|
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR90.00
|
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR42.99
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR38.04
|
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.65
|
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.54
|
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.29
|
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.80
|
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.72
|
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.68
|
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR92.59
|
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,196.54
|
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR160.75
|
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
|
pay 33.8% less for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR716.82
|
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,626.66
|
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,947.15
|
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,575.91
|
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
|
pay 17.4% more for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,968.66
|
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
|
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
|
pay 22.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR43.70
|
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR36.56
|
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR626.67
|
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR143.06
|
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR899.18
|
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR634.69
|
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
|
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,800.82
|
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
|
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