Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 2.3 times more expensive than Bishkek.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Bishkek, you would:
pay 88.7% more for restaurants
|
Bishkek
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS500.00
|
$7.52
JMD1,197.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS490.00
|
$8.62
JMD1,372.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.29
|
$1.41
JMD224.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.56
|
$0.88
JMD139.73
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
|
Bishkek
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.18
|
$3.54
JMD564.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS443.00
|
$6.58
JMD1,047.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS279.78
|
$15.26
JMD2,430.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS151.47
|
$4.27
JMD680.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS208.15
|
$2.97
JMD472.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS40.63
|
$2.70
JMD430.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS73.32
|
$1.39
JMD220.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS81.34
|
$1.82
JMD290.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS77.79
|
$1.59
JMD253.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.60
|
$1.04
JMD165.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.70
|
$0.95
JMD151.08
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Bishkek
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS250.38
|
$4.83
JMD769.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS650.00
|
$37.59
JMD5,988.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,400,000.00
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,836,804.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS360.00
|
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Bishkek
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,038.42
|
$52.89
JMD8,424.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS40,917.92
|
$874.50
JMD139,299.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,434.35
|
$425.21
JMD67,731.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS1,998.93
|
$118.83
JMD18,928.17
|
|
pay 33.5% less for childcare
|
Bishkek
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS19,838.89
|
$227.66
JMD36,263.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS531,725.00
|
$2,105.29
JMD335,352.76
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bishkek
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.00
|
$3.13
JMD499.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS177.22
|
$4.28
JMD682.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS134.50
|
$8.77
JMD1,397.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,707.07
|
$69.97
JMD11,145.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS375.00
|
$13.16
JMD2,095.95
|
|
pay 32.4% less for clothing
|
Bishkek
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,500.00
|
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,350.00
|
$25.59
JMD4,075.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS8,954.55
|
$71.01
JMD11,311.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,333.33
|
$68.92
JMD10,978.81
|
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