Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 65.7% more expensive than Bishkek.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Bishkek, you would:
pay 35.2% more for restaurants
Bishkek
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.66
KGS499.59
|
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
KGS489.60
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
KGS55.38
|
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
KGS26.86
|
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
|
pay 67.7% more for groceries
Bishkek
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
KGS41.26
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
KGS409.33
|
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS287.11
|
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KGS149.98
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
KGS208.03
|
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
KGS37.75
|
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS68.87
|
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
KGS74.11
|
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS69.21
|
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
KGS18.97
|
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.53
|
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Bishkek
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.82
KGS248.97
|
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.20
KGS547.05
|
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,490.01
KGS3,397,209.47
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.62
KGS319.74
|
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
|
pay 63.4% more for housing
Bishkek
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.04
KGS1,062.76
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$460.45
KGS40,640.05
|
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.46
KGS29,873.53
|
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.12
KGS2,040.47
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
|
pay 15.9% less for childcare
Bishkek
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.65
KGS19,298.27
|
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.60
KGS514,356.54
|
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.90
|
|
pay 90.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bishkek
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
KGS99.92
|
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
KGS180.38
|
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.52
KGS134.39
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.55
KGS3,755.68
|
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.96
KGS349.71
|
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
Bishkek
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.26
KGS3,288.97
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.79
KGS3,247.33
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.20
KGS8,402.19
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
KGS7,943.48
|
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
|
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