Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 2.1% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 2.1% more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MAD50.46
|
$5.80
KGS504.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
|
pay 22.3% more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
|
pay 35.7% less for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
|
pay 3.2% less for housing
|
Rabat
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
|
pay 47.1% more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
|
pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.59
MAD888.02
|
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
|
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