Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 31.3% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 55.7% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
$5.66
KGS500.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$5.55
KGS490.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$0.63
KGS55.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.30
KGS26.89
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$0.47
KGS41.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$4.64
KGS409.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$3.25
KGS287.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$1.70
KGS150.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$2.36
KGS208.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.43
KGS37.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.78
KGS68.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.84
KGS74.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.78
KGS69.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.21
KGS18.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.22
KGS19.55
|
|
pay 21.0% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$2.82
KGS249.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
$6.20
KGS547.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF591.1900
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,400,969.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
$3.62
KGS320.09
|
|
pay 41.6% less for housing
Santiago
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
$12.04
KGS1,063.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.3600
|
$460.45
KGS40,685.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.4600
|
$338.46
KGS29,906.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
$23.12
KGS2,042.73
|
|
pay 30.5% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
$218.65
KGS19,319.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF231.7700
|
$5,827.60
KGS514,925.90
|
|
pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$1.13
KGS100.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$2.04
KGS180.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$1.52
KGS134.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
$42.55
KGS3,759.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$3.96
KGS350.10
|
|
pay 5.9% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
$37.26
KGS3,292.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
$36.79
KGS3,250.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
$95.20
KGS8,411.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
$90.00
KGS7,952.27
|
|
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