Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 21.6% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 40.3% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.53
|
$5.72
KGS507.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.71
|
$4.00
KGS355.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$0.54
KGS47.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$0.27
KGS24.17
|
|
pay 42.3% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.32
|
$0.40
KGS35.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
$3.58
KGS317.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
$2.76
KGS244.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.01
|
$1.58
KGS139.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.40
|
$2.17
KGS192.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
$0.39
KGS34.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
$0.72
KGS63.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
$0.81
KGS72.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.66
KGS58.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
$0.21
KGS19.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.19
KGS16.50
|
|
pay 46.6% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.70
|
$2.75
KGS243.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
$6.86
KGS608.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,648,460.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.49
|
$2.80
KGS248.54
|
|
pay 54.2% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC395.54
|
$12.25
KGS1,086.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,865.21
|
$380.68
KGS33,759.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,580.68
|
$249.68
KGS22,142.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC456.12
|
$27.14
KGS2,406.58
|
|
pay 68.7% more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC865.73
|
$167.30
KGS14,836.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,954.24
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.51
|
$1.78
KGS157.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
$1.32
KGS116.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC256.91
|
$42.06
KGS3,730.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
$4.00
KGS355.05
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
$22.88
KGS2,028.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
$36.40
KGS3,227.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
$76.90
KGS6,819.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
$79.44
KGS7,044.70
|
|
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