Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 23.8% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 37.2% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD994.89
|
$5.66
KGS496.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,193.87
|
$5.55
KGS486.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD192.09
|
$0.63
KGS55.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD120.15
|
$0.30
KGS26.69
|
|
pay 60.5% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD507.05
|
$0.47
KGS41.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,093.64
|
$4.64
KGS406.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,499.55
|
$3.25
KGS285.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD683.35
|
$1.70
KGS149.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD505.78
|
$2.36
KGS206.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD371.13
|
$0.43
KGS37.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD220.05
|
$0.78
KGS68.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD289.49
|
$0.84
KGS73.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD190.14
|
$0.78
KGS68.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD176.21
|
$0.21
KGS18.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD156.95
|
$0.22
KGS19.41
|
|
pay 56.8% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD791.54
|
$2.82
KGS247.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD5,969.34
|
$6.20
KGS543.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,815,000.61
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,375,574.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,128.80
|
$3.62
KGS317.70
|
|
pay 54.5% less for housing
Kingston
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,531.87
|
$12.04
KGS1,056.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD113,692.85
|
$460.45
KGS40,381.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD69,541.86
|
$338.46
KGS29,683.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD19,780.77
|
$23.12
KGS2,027.47
|
|
pay 77.6% more for childcare
Kingston
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD40,375.98
|
$218.65
KGS19,175.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD334,283.24
|
$5,827.60
KGS511,080.85
|
|
pay 56.7% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD348.21
|
$1.13
KGS99.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD604.44
|
$2.04
KGS179.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,392.85
|
$1.52
KGS133.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,284.55
|
$42.55
KGS3,731.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,641.57
|
$3.96
KGS347.49
|
|
pay 21.8% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,596.26
|
$37.26
KGS3,268.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,539.19
|
$36.79
KGS3,226.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,156.99
|
$95.20
KGS8,348.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,228.05
|
$90.00
KGS7,892.89
|
|
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