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St. George's vs. Bishkek Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 67.3% more expensive than Bishkek.

Restaurants
pay 51.6% more in St. George's
Groceries
pay 3.1 times more in St. George's
Transportation
pay 75.0% more in St. George's
Housing
pay 79.7% more in St. George's
Childcare
pay 67.2% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports
pay 43.7% more in St. George's
Clothing
pay 22.8% less in St. George's

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

St. George's vs. Bishkek Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Bishkek, you would:

pay 51.6% more for restaurants

 
Bishkek
St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.86
KGS600.01
$7.40
EC$20.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.83
KGS510.01
$8.33
EC$22.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.74
KGS65.00
$1.94
EC$5.25

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

 
Bishkek
St. George's
Bread
1 loaf
$0.40
KGS34.67
$2.38
EC$6.44
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.82
KGS334.23
$6.93
EC$18.74
Milk (1 gallon) $3.81
KGS333.12
$15.41
EC$41.64

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pay 75.0% more for transportation

 
Bishkek
St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.74
KGS326.93
$5.28
EC$14.26
Monthly public transit pass $11.66
KGS1,020.02
$64.35
EC$173.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,991.94
KGS3M
$25,901.46
EC$70,000.00

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pay 79.7% more for housing

 
Bishkek
St. George's
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$12.00
KGS1,049.18
$50.94
EC$137.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $603.19
KGS52,748.92
$1,134.73
EC$3,066.67
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $416.93
KGS36,460.58
$437.86
EC$1,183.33

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pay 67.2% less for childcare

 
Bishkek
St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $219.56
KGS19,200.33
$55.50
EC$150.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,837.88
KGS685K
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00

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pay 43.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bishkek
St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.37
KGS120.00
$2.78
EC$7.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.43
KGS212.36
$4.38
EC$11.83
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.06
KGS180.00
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pay 22.8% less for clothing

 
Bishkek
St. George's
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$55.40
KGS4,844.53
$35.15
EC$95.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.07
KGS3,766.73
$44.40
EC$120.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.57
KGS7,920.14
$50.57
EC$136.67

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