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Kyrgyzstan

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Kingstown vs. Bishkek Cost of Living Summary

Kingstown is 37.6% more expensive than Bishkek.

Restaurants: pay 57.2% more in Kingstown
Groceries: pay 3.4 times more in Kingstown
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Kingstown
Housing: pay 23.8% less in Kingstown
Childcare: pay 52.2% less in Kingstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% more in Kingstown
Clothing: pay 9.0% more in Kingstown

The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Kingstown are more expensive than in Bishkek. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Kingstown. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in Kingstown.

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Kingstown vs. Bishkek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.2% more for restaurants

	Bishkek	Kingstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 KGS600.01	$6.48 EC$17.50	-5.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 KGS510.01	$10.55 EC$28.50	+80.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 KGS65.00	$2.34 EC$6.33	+215.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 KGS33.88	$1.85 EC$5.00	+377.6%
Average			+57.2%

Bishkek vs. Kingstown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.4 times more for groceries

	Bishkek	Kingstown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 KGS34.67	$2.13 EC$5.76	+437.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.82 KGS334.23	$6.47 EC$17.49	+69.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 KGS333.12	$12.14 EC$32.81	+218.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 KGS151.13	$4.49 EC$12.13	+159.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 KGS181.82	$1.80 EC$4.86	-13.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 KGS54.76	$4.32 EC$11.67	+589.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 KGS73.57	$1.60 EC$4.31	+89.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 KGS81.76	$4.37 EC$11.80	+367.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 KGS62.84	$2.65 EC$7.18	+269.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 KGS23.90	$1.75 EC$4.72	+539.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 KGS19.28	$1.75 EC$4.72	+692.5%
Average			+241.8%

Bishkek vs. Kingstown - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Bishkek	Kingstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.74 KGS326.93	$11.87 EC$32.09	+217.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.66 KGS1,020.02	$49.95 EC$135.00	+328.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,991.94 KGS3M	$37,927.14 EC$102K	+26.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.52 KGS395.01	$25.90 EC$70.00	+473.4%
Average			+175.4%

Bishkek vs. Kingstown - Cost of transportation

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pay 23.8% less for housing

	Bishkek	Kingstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.00 KGS1,049.18	$51.80 EC$140.00	+331.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$603.19 KGS52,748.92	$283.68 EC$766.67	-53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$416.93 KGS36,460.58	$323.77 EC$875.00	-22.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.42 KGS3,359.98	$56.59 EC$152.94	+47.3%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 52.2% less for childcare

	Bishkek	Kingstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.56 KGS19,200.33	$104.84 EC$283.33	-52.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,837.88 KGS685K	??
Average			-52.2%

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pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bishkek	Kingstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 KGS120.00	$1.67 EC$4.50	+21.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 KGS212.36	$4.07 EC$11.00	+67.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.06 KGS180.00	$4.07 EC$11.00	+97.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.84 KGS4,795.54	$32.38 EC$87.50	-41.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 KGS500.01	$4.63 EC$12.50	-19.1%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 9.0% more for clothing

	Bishkek	Kingstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.40 KGS4,844.53	$64.75 EC$175.00	+16.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.07 KGS3,766.73	$61.98 EC$167.50	+43.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.57 KGS7,920.14	$74.00 EC$200.00	-18.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.22 KGS7,890.14	$92.51 EC$250.00	+2.5%
Average			+9.0%

Bishkek vs. Kingstown - Cost of clothing

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