Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 65.0% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of London, you would:
pay 72.5% less for restaurants
London
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.83
|
$5.72
KGS507.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.26
|
$4.00
KGS354.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$0.54
KGS47.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.40
|
$0.27
KGS24.16
|
|
pay 47.9% less for groceries
London
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
$0.40
KGS35.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.25
|
$3.58
KGS317.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.62
|
$2.76
KGS244.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.81
|
$1.58
KGS139.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.03
|
$2.17
KGS192.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$0.39
KGS34.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.72
KGS63.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$0.81
KGS71.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.17
|
$0.66
KGS58.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.21
KGS19.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$0.19
KGS16.50
|
|
pay 72.8% less for transportation
London
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.58
|
$2.75
KGS243.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£158.41
|
$6.86
KGS608.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,750.93
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,648,083.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.20
|
$2.80
KGS248.48
|
|
pay 82.0% less for housing
London
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£28.89
|
$12.25
KGS1,086.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,052.90
|
$380.68
KGS33,751.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,415.63
|
$249.68
KGS22,137.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£228.15
|
$27.14
KGS2,406.03
|
|
pay 78.3% less for childcare
London
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,550.95
|
$167.30
KGS14,832.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,846.38
|
$7,341.74
KGS650,931.97
|
|
pay 66.1% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.94
|
$1.37
KGS121.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.39
|
$1.78
KGS157.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
$1.32
KGS116.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.22
|
$42.06
KGS3,729.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.88
|
$4.00
KGS354.97
|
|
pay 35.1% less for clothing
London
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£73.89
|
$22.88
KGS2,028.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.04
|
$36.40
KGS3,227.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.40
|
$76.90
KGS6,817.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£95.80
|
$79.44
KGS7,043.09
|
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