Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 27.4% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Castries, you would:
pay 49.9% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.66
KGS485.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$5.55
KGS475.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.63
KGS53.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.30
KGS26.11
|
|
pay 52.3% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.47
KGS40.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$4.64
KGS397.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$3.25
KGS279.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$1.70
KGS145.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.36
KGS202.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$0.43
KGS36.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.78
KGS66.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.84
KGS72.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.78
KGS67.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.21
KGS18.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.22
KGS18.98
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$2.82
KGS242.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.20
KGS531.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,302,443.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.62
KGS310.82
|
|
pay 46.7% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$12.04
KGS1,033.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$460.45
KGS39,506.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$338.46
KGS29,040.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$23.12
KGS1,983.55
|
|
pay 20.2% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$218.65
KGS18,759.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,827.60
KGS500,008.40
|
|
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.13
KGS97.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.04
KGS175.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.52
KGS130.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$42.55
KGS3,650.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.96
KGS339.96
|
|
pay 28.3% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$37.26
KGS3,197.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$36.79
KGS3,156.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$95.20
KGS8,167.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$90.00
KGS7,721.89
|
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