Cost of living comparison

Yerevan, Armenia

compared to

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Bishkek is 35.0% cheaper than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 40.8% less in Bishkek
Groceries: pay 16.7% less in Bishkek
Transportation: pay 15.2% less in Bishkek
Housing: pay 53.7% less in Bishkek
Childcare: pay 35.1% less in Bishkek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.3% less in Bishkek
Clothing: pay 36.9% less in Bishkek

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

Bishkek vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.8% less for restaurants

	Yerevan	Bishkek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.57 AMD4,443.86	$5.80 KGS507.25	-49.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,456.33	$5.68 KGS497.11	-36.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 AMD381.29	$0.68 KGS59.14	-31.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 AMD229.23	$0.33 KGS28.98	-44.5%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 16.7% less for groceries

	Yerevan	Bishkek
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 AMD331.53	$0.48 KGS41.78	-44.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 AMD1,549.26	$5.14 KGS449.42	+27.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 AMD2,395.78	$3.25 KGS283.83	-48.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 AMD945.44	$1.76 KGS153.67	-28.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 AMD1,295.65	$2.41 KGS211.16	-28.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD214.35	$0.47 KGS41.22	-15.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 AMD316.78	$0.85 KGS74.39	+3.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 AMD303.45	$0.94 KGS82.52	+19.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AMD387.24	$0.90 KGS78.92	-10.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD128.86	$0.23 KGS19.88	-32.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD123.32	$0.24 KGS21.00	-25.2%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 15.2% less for transportation

	Yerevan	Bishkek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 AMD2,031.56	$2.90 KGS254.01	-45.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD4,937.62	$7.54 KGS659.43	-41.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD11,850,288.97	$39,443.16 KGS3,449,303.94	+27.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 AMD1,639.29	$4.18 KGS365.22	-2.2%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 53.7% less for housing

	Yerevan	Bishkek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.21 AMD8,528.85	$12.05 KGS1,053.48	-45.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$931.30 AMD357,562.79	$474.69 KGS41,511.27	-49.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$625.77 AMD240,257.12	$353.07 KGS30,875.68	-43.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.60 AMD37,857.24	$23.19 KGS2,027.91	-76.5%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 35.1% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Bishkek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.24 AMD143,684.75	$230.15 KGS20,126.58	-38.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,037.50 AMD3,469,859.08	$6,168.50 KGS539,435.63	-31.7%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 46.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Bishkek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 AMD790.02	$1.16 KGS101.45	-43.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.76 AMD1,444.48	$2.06 KGS179.79	-45.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD987.52	$1.56 KGS136.45	-39.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.02 AMD40,703.57	$43.01 KGS3,760.83	-59.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 AMD2,962.57	$4.35 KGS380.44	-43.6%
Average			-46.3%

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pay 36.9% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Bishkek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.12 AMD42,662.46	$40.60 KGS3,550.75	-63.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.96 AMD24,555.14	$38.86 KGS3,398.58	-39.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD53,723.18	$103.88 KGS9,084.40	-25.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 AMD45,855.47	$96.67 KGS8,454.18	-19.1%
Average			-36.9%

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