Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 55.5% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 65.9% less for restaurants
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United Kingdom
|
Bishkek
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.68
|
$5.72
KGS507.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.98
|
$4.00
KGS355.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.48
|
$0.54
KGS47.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.27
KGS24.20
|
|
pay 38.5% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Bishkek
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.40
KGS35.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.88
|
$3.58
KGS317.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.74
|
$2.76
KGS244.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
$1.58
KGS140.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.53
|
$2.17
KGS192.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$0.39
KGS34.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.72
KGS64.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.81
KGS72.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.66
KGS59.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.21
KGS19.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.19
KGS16.53
|
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pay 66.2% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.85
|
$2.75
KGS243.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.38
|
$6.86
KGS609.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,408.57
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,650,782.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.05
|
$2.80
KGS248.89
|
|
pay 71.7% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.21
|
$12.25
KGS1,088.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£843.24
|
$380.68
KGS33,807.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£669.59
|
$249.68
KGS22,173.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.77
|
$27.14
KGS2,409.97
|
|
pay 70.8% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£949.98
|
$167.30
KGS14,857.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,254.11
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,997.99
|
|
pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.96
|
$1.37
KGS121.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.87
|
$1.78
KGS158.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.86
|
$1.32
KGS116.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.45
|
$42.06
KGS3,735.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.59
|
$4.00
KGS355.55
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.05
|
$22.88
KGS2,031.73
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.43
|
$36.40
KGS3,232.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.67
|
$76.90
KGS6,828.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.73
|
$79.44
KGS7,054.62
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