According to the results of January 2023, the lowest prices for lamb and butter among the capitals of the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union were registered in Bishkek. The National Statistical Committee provided such data.
According to it, the maximum average prices for all essential goods in November 2022, compared to other capitals of the EAEU states, were in Moscow.
In November, among the capitals of the EAEU countries, the maximum average retail price of butter ($12.31 per kilogram) was registered in Moscow, and the minimum ($4.19) in Bishkek. Price of mutton ($5.61) and wheat flour of the first grade ($0.47) also turned out to be the lowest in the capital of Kyrgyzstan.
In January of this year, the maximum average retail price for eggs ($1.4 per dozen) was in Moscow, and the minimum ($1.17) — in Minsk. The lowest price of mutton ($5.94 per kilogram) in January was registered in Bishkek, beef ($4.53) and pasteurized milk ($0.66) — in Minsk.
Price of butter was also lowest in Bishkek. Its cost on average $5.1 per kilogram.
In January, potatoes in the capital of Kyrgyzstan were 19.5 percent more expensive than in Astana. The price of bread made from first grade flour was 41.9 percent higher than in the capital of Kazakhstan. Beef in Minsk was 32 percent cheaper than in Bishkek.
The average cost of eggs in January in the capital of Kyrgyzstan exceeded its level in Minsk (by 12 percent) and Astana (by 4.5 percent), pasteurized milk — in Astana (by 14.3 percent) and Minsk (by 27.5 percent).
A comparative analysis of the purchasing power of the average monthly wage in the capitals of the EAEU states shows that Bishkek residents can buy the least. This is due to the low average salary.
For example, a resident of the capital of Kyrgyzstan can buy about 590 liters of milk for an average salary, while in Moscow it is 2.2 times more (1,300 liters). Astana resident can buy 3.1 tons of potatoes for one salary, and resident of Bishkek — 1,315 kilograms.
A Bishkek resident can buy half as much food with salary for a month as a resident of Moscow.
