Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 32.7% cheaper than Kingstown.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 66.6% less for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$5.72
KGS505.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$4.00
KGS353.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.54
KGS47.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$0.27
KGS24.08
|
|
pay 64.6% less for groceries
Kingstown
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$0.40
KGS35.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$3.58
KGS316.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$2.76
KGS243.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$1.58
KGS139.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$2.17
KGS191.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$0.39
KGS34.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.72
KGS63.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.81
KGS71.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.66
KGS58.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.21
KGS18.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.19
KGS16.44
|
|
pay 75.2% less for transportation
Kingstown
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$2.75
KGS242.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$6.86
KGS606.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,642,469.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$2.80
KGS247.63
|
|
pay 29.4% less for housing
Kingstown
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$12.25
KGS1,082.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$380.68
KGS33,636.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$249.68
KGS22,061.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$27.14
KGS2,397.83
|
|
pay 66.8% more for childcare
Kingstown
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$167.30
KGS14,782.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$7,341.74
KGS648,714.77
|
|
pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$1.37
KGS121.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.78
KGS157.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.32
KGS116.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$42.06
KGS3,716.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$4.00
KGS353.76
|
|
pay 40.8% less for clothing
Kingstown
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$22.88
KGS2,021.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$36.40
KGS3,216.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$76.90
KGS6,794.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$79.44
KGS7,019.10
|
|
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