Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 48.4% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 66.3% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Bishkek
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£18.91
|
$5.66
KGS493.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.82
|
$5.55
KGS483.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.70
|
$0.63
KGS54.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.35
|
$0.30
KGS26.51
|
|
pay 34.3% less for groceries
Douglas
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
$0.47
KGS40.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.42
|
$4.64
KGS404.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.63
|
$3.25
KGS283.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.34
|
$1.70
KGS148.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.74
|
$2.36
KGS205.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.81
|
$0.43
KGS37.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.78
KGS67.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.79
|
$0.84
KGS73.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.32
|
$0.78
KGS68.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.40
|
$0.21
KGS18.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.64
|
$0.22
KGS19.28
|
|
pay 50.9% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.02
|
$2.82
KGS245.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£31.85
|
$6.20
KGS539.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£24,881.95
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,353,180.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.14
|
$3.62
KGS315.59
|
|
pay 71.4% less for housing
Douglas
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£47.94
|
$12.04
KGS1,048.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£889.53
|
$460.45
KGS40,113.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£740.24
|
$338.46
KGS29,486.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£103.09
|
$23.12
KGS2,014.02
|
|
pay 73.0% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£796.22
|
$218.65
KGS19,048.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,265.65
|
$5,827.60
KGS507,690.35
|
|
pay 57.0% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.78
|
$1.13
KGS98.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.30
|
$2.04
KGS178.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.94
|
$1.52
KGS132.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.50
|
$42.55
KGS3,707.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.96
|
$3.96
KGS345.18
|
|
pay 14.1% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£41.80
|
$37.26
KGS3,246.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£26.87
|
$36.79
KGS3,205.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.26
|
$95.20
KGS8,293.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£54.08
|
$90.00
KGS7,840.53
|
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