Cost of living comparison

Kyrgyzstan

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El Salvador

San Salvador vs. Bishkek Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 60.1% more expensive than Bishkek.

Restaurants: pay 19.3% more in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 66.7% more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 84.2% more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 33.2% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% more in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 22.4% more in San Salvador

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

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San Salvador vs. Bishkek Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Bishkek, you would:

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pay 19.3% more for restaurants

	Bishkek	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 KGS600.00	$6.75 SVC58.99	-1.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 KGS510.00	$7.00 SVC61.17	+20.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 KGS65.00	$1.14 SVC10.00	+54.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 KGS33.88	$0.83 SVC7.28	+115.1%
Average			+19.3%

Bishkek vs. San Salvador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Bishkek	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 KGS34.67	$2.85 SVC24.91	+619.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.82 KGS334.23	$3.85 SVC33.68	+0.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 KGS333.12	$6.95 SVC60.74	+82.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 KGS151.13	$3.02 SVC26.36	+74.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 KGS181.82	$3.16 SVC27.62	+52.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 KGS54.76	$2.29 SVC20.04	+266.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 KGS73.57	$0.63 SVC5.53	-24.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 KGS81.76	$1.18 SVC10.34	+26.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 KGS62.84	$1.56 SVC13.66	+117.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 KGS23.90	$1.33 SVC11.64	+387.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 KGS19.28	$1.49 SVC13.03	+576.6%
Average			+128.3%

Bishkek vs. San Salvador - Cost of groceries

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pay 66.7% more for transportation

	Bishkek	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.74 KGS326.92	$4.75 SVC41.55	+27.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.66 KGS1,020.00	$37.50 SVC327.71	+221.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,991.94 KGS3M	$25,000.00 SVC218K	-16.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.52 KGS395.00	$30.00 SVC262.17	+564.2%
Average			+66.7%

Bishkek vs. San Salvador - Cost of transportation

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pay 84.2% more for housing

	Bishkek	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.00 KGS1,049.17	$42.50 SVC371.41	+254.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$603.19 KGS52,748.14	$898.99 SVC7,856.30	+49.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$416.93 KGS36,460.04	$770.00 SVC6,729.04	+84.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.42 KGS3,359.93	$99.35 SVC868.25	+158.6%
Average			+84.2%

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pay 33.2% less for childcare

	Bishkek	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.56 KGS19,200.04	$162.67 SVC1,421.55	-25.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,837.88 KGS685K	$4,720.00 SVC41,248.16	-39.8%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bishkek	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 KGS120.00	$2.00 SVC17.48	+45.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 KGS212.35	$3.55 SVC30.98	+46.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.06 KGS180.00	$4.00 SVC34.96	+94.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.84 KGS4,795.47	$31.60 SVC276.15	-42.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 KGS500.00	$5.00 SVC43.70	-12.6%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 22.4% more for clothing

	Bishkek	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.40 KGS4,844.46	$67.15 SVC586.82	+21.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.07 KGS3,766.68	$47.00 SVC410.73	+9.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.57 KGS7,920.02	$118.33 SVC1,034.12	+30.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.22 KGS7,890.02	$117.00 SVC1,022.46	+29.7%
Average			+22.4%

Bishkek vs. San Salvador - Cost of clothing

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