Cost of living comparison

Wellington, New Zealand

compared to

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Bishkek is 55.7% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 64.0% less in Bishkek
Groceries: pay 51.9% less in Bishkek
Transportation: pay 52.8% less in Bishkek
Housing: pay 75.5% less in Bishkek
Childcare: pay 62.4% less in Bishkek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.8% less in Bishkek
Clothing: pay 28.6% less in Bishkek

Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Bishkek.

Bishkek vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bishkek instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 64.0% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Bishkek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$24.94	$5.80 KGS507.25	-61.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$14.97	$5.68 KGS497.11	-36.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.30	$0.68 KGS59.14	-73.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.60	$0.33 KGS28.98	-84.6%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 51.9% less for groceries

	Wellington	Bishkek
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.28	$0.48 KGS41.78	-75.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$6.93	$5.14 KGS449.42	+23.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$11.66	$3.25 KGS283.83	-53.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$11.43	$1.76 KGS153.67	-74.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$8.45	$2.41 KGS211.16	-52.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.33	$0.47 KGS41.22	-66.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.82	$0.85 KGS74.39	-22.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.47	$0.94 KGS82.52	-36.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.36	$0.90 KGS78.92	-65.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.69	$0.23 KGS19.88	-77.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.40	$0.24 KGS21.00	-71.4%
Average			-51.9%

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pay 52.8% less for transportation

	Wellington	Bishkek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$10.72	$2.90 KGS254.01	-54.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$213.11	$7.54 KGS659.43	-94.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$57,366.93	$39,443.16 KGS3,449,303.94	+14.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$30.43	$4.18 KGS365.22	-77.1%
Average			-52.8%

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pay 75.5% less for housing

	Wellington	Bishkek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$90.66	$12.05 KGS1,053.48	-77.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,484.71	$474.69 KGS41,511.27	-68.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,230.49	$353.07 KGS30,875.68	-73.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$224.03	$23.19 KGS2,027.91	-82.7%
Average			-75.5%

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pay 62.4% less for childcare

	Wellington	Bishkek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,455.79	$230.15 KGS20,126.58	-73.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$21,132.23	$6,168.50 KGS539,435.63	-51.2%
Average			-62.4%

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pay 54.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Bishkek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$11.97	$1.16 KGS101.45	-83.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$5.70	$2.06 KGS179.79	-39.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$40.86	$1.56 KGS136.45	-93.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$66.57	$43.01 KGS3,760.83	+7.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$20.45	$4.35 KGS380.44	-64.5%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 28.6% less for clothing

	Wellington	Bishkek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$126.59	$40.60 KGS3,550.75	-46.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$92.04	$38.86 KGS3,398.58	-29.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$199.54	$103.88 KGS9,084.40	-13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$216.50	$96.67 KGS8,454.18	-25.4%
Average			-28.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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