Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 88.3% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 32.0% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$5.72
KGS507.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.00
KGS355.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.54
KGS47.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.27
KGS24.17
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
Freetown
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.40
KGS35.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.58
KGS317.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$2.76
KGS244.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.58
KGS139.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.17
KGS192.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.39
KGS34.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.72
KGS63.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.81
KGS72.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.66
KGS58.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.21
KGS19.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.19
KGS16.50
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
Freetown
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$2.75
KGS243.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$6.86
KGS608.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,648,460.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$2.80
KGS248.54
|
|
pay 22.2% less for housing
Freetown
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$12.25
KGS1,086.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$380.68
KGS33,759.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$249.68
KGS22,142.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$27.14
KGS2,406.58
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$167.30
KGS14,836.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.78
KGS157.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$1.32
KGS116.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$42.06
KGS3,730.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$4.00
KGS355.05
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$22.88
KGS2,028.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$36.40
KGS3,227.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$76.90
KGS6,819.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$79.44
KGS7,044.70
|
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