Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 2.4 times more expensive than Bishkek.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Bishkek, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Bishkek
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS500.00
|
$10.83
CRC5,528.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS490.00
|
$9.72
CRC4,960.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.29
|
$1.99
CRC1,017.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.56
|
$1.46
CRC745.76
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Bishkek
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.18
|
$2.60
CRC1,325.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS443.00
|
$4.26
CRC2,176.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS279.78
|
$7.23
CRC3,691.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS151.47
|
$3.26
CRC1,665.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS208.15
|
$4.41
CRC2,249.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS40.63
|
$1.95
CRC995.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS73.32
|
$0.63
CRC321.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS81.34
|
$1.59
CRC812.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS77.79
|
$1.35
CRC688.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.60
|
$1.30
CRC663.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.70
|
$1.19
CRC607.94
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Bishkek
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS250.38
|
$5.49
CRC2,801.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS650.00
|
$38.02
CRC19,409.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,400,000.00
|
$36,925.49
CRC18,848,782.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS360.00
|
$15.94
CRC8,137.22
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Bishkek
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,038.42
|
$53.59
CRC27,357.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS40,917.92
|
$742.08
CRC378,797.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,434.35
|
$463.60
CRC236,647.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS1,998.93
|
$63.06
CRC32,187.02
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Bishkek
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS19,838.89
|
$521.49
CRC266,197.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS531,725.00
|
$12,425.72
CRC6,342,763.39
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bishkek
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.00
|
$2.92
CRC1,488.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS177.22
|
$3.69
CRC1,884.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS134.50
|
$5.05
CRC2,579.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,707.07
|
$59.70
CRC30,474.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS375.00
|
$9.72
CRC4,960.21
|
|
pay 38.6% more for clothing
|
Bishkek
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,500.00
|
$73.59
CRC37,562.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,350.00
|
$50.81
CRC25,937.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS8,954.55
|
$125.98
CRC64,308.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,333.33
|
$117.31
CRC59,883.32
|
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