Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 19.5% cheaper than Port Louis.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 20.6% less for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Bishkek
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
$5.66
KGS500.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
$5.55
KGS490.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
$0.63
KGS55.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
$0.30
KGS26.89
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
Port Louis
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
$0.47
KGS41.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
$4.64
KGS409.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
$3.25
KGS287.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
$1.70
KGS150.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
$2.36
KGS208.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
$0.43
KGS37.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
$0.78
KGS68.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
$0.84
KGS74.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
$0.78
KGS69.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
$0.21
KGS18.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
$0.22
KGS19.55
|
|
pay 48.8% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
$2.82
KGS249.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
$6.20
KGS547.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,400,969.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
$3.62
KGS320.09
|
|
pay 26.6% less for housing
Port Louis
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
$12.04
KGS1,063.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
$460.45
KGS40,685.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
$338.46
KGS29,906.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
$23.12
KGS2,042.73
|
|
pay 24.0% more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
$218.65
KGS19,319.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
$5,827.60
KGS514,925.90
|
|
pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
$1.13
KGS100.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
$2.04
KGS180.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
$1.52
KGS134.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
$42.55
KGS3,759.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
$3.96
KGS350.10
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
$37.26
KGS3,292.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
$36.79
KGS3,250.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
$95.20
KGS8,411.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
$90.00
KGS7,952.27
|
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