Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 3.9% cheaper than Windhoek.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
NAD187.50
|
$5.80
KGS504.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD93.70
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD17.36
|
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.18
|
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Windhoek
|
Bishkek
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.45
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD54.60
|
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD100.87
|
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD54.50
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.72
|
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.56
|
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.83
|
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.07
|
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.97
|
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.77
|
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.10
|
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
Windhoek
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD85.94
|
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD624.99
|
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD312,493.04
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD130.21
|
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
|
pay 28.5% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,093.47
|
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,731.31
|
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,536.43
|
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,170.65
|
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
|
pay 26.0% more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,107.57
|
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD97,232.21
|
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
|
pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD31.25
|
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.95
|
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD51.56
|
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD648.25
|
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD65.10
|
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
|
pay 34.2% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD687.48
|
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD494.52
|
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,284.69
|
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,302.05
|
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
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