Cost of living comparison

Kyrgyzstan

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Jamaica

Kingston vs. Bishkek Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 88.2% more expensive than Bishkek.

Restaurants: pay 70.1% more in Kingston
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Kingston
Housing: pay 76.1% more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 31.5% more in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.1% more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 25.7% less in Kingston

The cost of groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and childcare in Kingston are more expensive than in Bishkek. Notably, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Kingston.

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Kingston vs. Bishkek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.1% more for restaurants

	Bishkek	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 KGS600.01	$13.53 JMD2,154.48	+97.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 KGS510.01	$8.18 JMD1,302.71	+40.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 KGS65.00	$1.17 JMD186.64	+57.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 KGS33.88	$0.72 JMD114.13	+85.1%
Average			+70.1%

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Bishkek	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 KGS34.67	$3.75 JMD597.75	+847.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.82 KGS334.23	$5.70 JMD907.58	+49.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 KGS333.12	$15.66 JMD2,493.06	+311.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 KGS151.13	$3.54 JMD563.17	+104.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 KGS181.82	$2.86 JMD454.54	+37.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 KGS54.76	$2.74 JMD436.40	+337.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 KGS73.57	$1.76 JMD280.67	+109.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 KGS81.76	$3.33 JMD530.74	+256.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 KGS62.84	$1.38 JMD219.34	+91.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 KGS23.90	$1.47 JMD234.10	+438.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 KGS19.28	$1.20 JMD191.12	+444.6%
Average			+214.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Bishkek	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.74 KGS326.93	$5.42 JMD862.54	+44.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.66 KGS1,020.02	$37.77 JMD6,012.49	+223.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,991.94 KGS3M	$44,062.55 JMD7M	+46.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.52 KGS395.01	$26.37 JMD4,198.72	+483.9%
Average			+104.5%

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pay 76.1% more for housing

	Bishkek	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.00 KGS1,049.18	$52.78 JMD8,402.27	+339.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$603.19 KGS52,748.92	$960.80 JMD153K	+59.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$416.93 KGS36,460.58	$569.14 JMD90,604.94	+36.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.42 KGS3,359.98	$128.52 JMD20,460.16	+234.5%
Average			+76.1%

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pay 31.5% more for childcare

	Bishkek	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.56 KGS19,200.33	$361.00 JMD57,469.28	+64.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,837.88 KGS685K	$8,238.45 JMD1M	+5.1%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 90.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bishkek	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 KGS120.00	$2.20 JMD350.73	+60.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 KGS212.36	$5.31 JMD845.51	+118.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.06 KGS180.00	$9.44 JMD1,503.12	+358.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.84 KGS4,795.54	$61.69 JMD9,820.41	+12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 KGS500.01	$13.22 JMD2,104.37	+131.2%
Average			+90.1%

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pay 25.7% less for clothing

	Bishkek	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.40 KGS4,844.53	$23.60 JMD3,757.81	-57.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.07 KGS3,766.73	$31.47 JMD5,010.41	-26.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.57 KGS7,920.14	$77.63 JMD12,359.01	-14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.22 KGS7,890.14	$102.81 JMD16,367.34	+14.0%
Average			-25.7%

Bishkek vs. Kingston - Cost of clothing

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