Cost of living comparison
George Town is 5.8 times more expensive than Bishkek.
If you lived in George Town instead of Bishkek, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
|
Bishkek
|
George Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.66
KGS485.65
|
$30.00
KYD25.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
KGS475.94
|
$15.00
KYD12.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
KGS53.83
|
$3.53
KYD2.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
KGS26.11
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for groceries
|
Bishkek
|
George Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
KGS40.11
|
$4.68
KYD3.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
KGS397.91
|
$6.58
KYD5.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS279.10
|
$12.11
KYD10.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KGS145.80
|
$8.61
KYD7.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
KGS202.23
|
$5.48
KYD4.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
KGS36.69
|
$4.58
KYD3.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS66.95
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
KGS72.05
|
$3.37
KYD2.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS67.28
|
$3.78
KYD3.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
KGS18.44
|
$3.11
KYD2.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS18.98
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for transportation
|
Bishkek
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.82
KGS242.03
|
$6.98
KYD5.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.20
KGS531.79
|
$30.00
KYD25.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,490.01
KGS3,302,443.21
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,571.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.62
KGS310.82
|
$72.01
KYD60.13
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for housing
|
Bishkek
|
George Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.04
KGS1,033.12
|
$114.70
KYD95.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$460.45
KGS39,506.38
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,254.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.46
KGS29,040.20
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,861.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.12
KGS1,983.55
|
$317.39
KYD265.04
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
|
Bishkek
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.65
KGS18,759.94
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,169.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.60
KGS500,008.40
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,692.06
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bishkek
|
George Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
KGS97.13
|
$7.20
KYD6.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
KGS175.35
|
$6.44
KYD5.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.52
KGS130.64
|
$14.40
KYD12.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.55
KGS3,650.91
|
$73.67
KYD61.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.96
KGS339.96
|
$18.00
KYD15.03
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Bishkek
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.26
KGS3,197.22
|
$85.51
KYD71.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.79
KGS3,156.75
|
$112.01
KYD93.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.20
KGS8,167.81
|
$132.97
KYD111.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
KGS7,721.89
|
$163.52
KYD136.55
|
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