Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Cockburn Town, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Cockburn Town
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Bishkek
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.80
KGS504.64
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Cockburn Town
|
Bishkek
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Cockburn Town
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Cockburn Town
|
Bishkek
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Cockburn Town
|
Bishkek
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Cockburn Town
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Cockburn Town
|
Bishkek
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
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