Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 65.2% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 73.8% less for restaurants
|
Saint Helier
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$45.20
£35.97
|
$5.80
KGS504.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.25
|
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.99
|
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
|
pay 58.9% less for groceries
|
Saint Helier
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£4.24
|
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£6.24
|
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£4.28
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.52
|
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.50
|
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.11
|
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.47
|
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.46
|
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.25
|
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.15
|
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
|
Saint Helier
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£6.31
|
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£53.44
|
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£22,096.90
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£40.99
|
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
|
pay 80.7% less for housing
|
Saint Helier
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£57.73
|
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,438.87
|
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,365.46
|
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£133.30
|
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
|
pay 80.1% less for childcare
|
Saint Helier
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,849.97
|
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£16,444.21
|
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
|
pay 70.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Helier
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£6.17
|
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.94
|
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£12.33
|
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£58.93
|
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£14.39
|
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
|
pay 42.4% less for clothing
|
Saint Helier
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£79.65
|
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£55.16
|
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£96.35
|
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£161.02
|
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
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