Cost of living comparison

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Santiago vs. Bishkek Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 85.4% more expensive than Bishkek.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 88.2% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Santiago
Housing: pay 89.3% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 93.0% more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.7% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 7.8% less in Santiago

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

Santiago vs. Bishkek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Bishkek	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 KGS600.00	$10.50 CLF0.2500	+53.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.72 KGS500.00	$8.10 CLF0.1900	+41.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 KGS60.00	$1.61 CLF0.0400	+135.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 KGS31.09	$1.16 CLF0.0300	+227.4%
Average			+114.4%

Bishkek vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.2% more for groceries

	Bishkek	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 KGS42.62	$1.55 CLF0.0400	+218.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 KGS355.39	$5.13 CLF0.1200	+26.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 KGS312.12	$4.52 CLF0.1100	+26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 KGS150.42	$4.01 CLF0.0900	+133.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 KGS190.68	$3.00 CLF0.0700	+37.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 KGS43.27	$0.91 CLF0.0200	+83.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS74.62	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-17.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 KGS81.41	$0.92 CLF0.0200	-1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 KGS62.37	$0.84 CLF0.0200	+18.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 KGS22.54	$0.79 CLF0.0200	+206.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 KGS19.17	$0.74 CLF0.0200	+239.1%
Average			+88.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Bishkek	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.11 KGS272.26	$5.23 CLF0.1200	+67.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.66 KGS1,020.00	$41.99 CLF0.9900	+260.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,735.85 KGS3,300,000.00	$19,201.90 CLF454.2600	-49.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 KGS280.00	$12.86 CLF0.3000	+301.7%
Average			+145.1%

Bishkek vs. Santiago - Cost of transportation

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pay 89.3% more for housing

	Bishkek	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.91 KGS1,041.67	$21.76 CLF0.5100	+82.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$506.26 KGS44,272.71	$502.56 CLF11.8900	-0.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.78 KGS32,861.85	$424.00 CLF10.0300	+12.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.63 KGS2,591.13	$107.40 CLF2.5400	+262.5%
Average			+89.3%

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pay 93.0% more for childcare

	Bishkek	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.59 KGS17,454.55	$431.25 CLF10.2000	+116.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,249.21 KGS459,043.75	$8,923.79 CLF211.1100	+70.0%
Average			+93.0%

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pay 75.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bishkek	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 KGS120.00	$3.15 CLF0.0700	+129.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.13 KGS186.30	$3.09 CLF0.0700	+45.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 KGS160.00	$5.56 CLF0.1300	+204.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.97 KGS4,107.14	$32.24 CLF0.7600	-31.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.80 KGS420.00	$6.30 CLF0.1500	+31.2%
Average			+75.7%

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pay 7.8% less for clothing

	Bishkek	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.88 KGS3,400.00	$53.82 CLF1.2700	+38.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.76 KGS3,476.92	$30.77 CLF0.7300	-22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.12 KGS8,405.88	$73.54 CLF1.7400	-23.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.77 KGS9,250.00	$81.13 CLF1.9200	-23.3%
Average			-7.8%

Bishkek vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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