Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 24.0% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Castries, you would:
pay 45.1% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Bishkek
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.80
KGS504.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
|
pay 50.4% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
|
pay 5.8% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
|
pay 47.0% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
|
pay 26.5% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
|
pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
|
pay 25.8% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
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