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
£35.82
|
$5.80
KGS500.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.19
|
$5.68
KGS490.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.25
|
$0.68
KGS58.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.98
|
$0.33
KGS28.56
|
|
pay 58.9% less for groceries
|
Saint Helier
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.82
|
$0.48
KGS41.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£4.22
|
$5.14
KGS443.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£6.21
|
$3.25
KGS279.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£4.26
|
$1.76
KGS151.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.50
|
$2.41
KGS208.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.50
|
$0.47
KGS40.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.10
|
$0.85
KGS73.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.46
|
$0.94
KGS81.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.45
|
$0.90
KGS77.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.24
|
$0.23
KGS19.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.14
|
$0.24
KGS20.70
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
|
Saint Helier
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£6.29
|
$2.90
KGS250.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£53.23
|
$7.54
KGS650.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£22,006.71
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,400,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£40.82
|
$4.18
KGS360.00
|
|
pay 80.7% less for housing
|
Saint Helier
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£57.49
|
$12.05
KGS1,038.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,433.00
|
$474.69
KGS40,917.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,359.88
|
$353.07
KGS30,434.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£132.76
|
$23.19
KGS1,998.93
|
|
pay 80.1% less for childcare
|
Saint Helier
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,842.42
|
$230.15
KGS19,838.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£16,377.09
|
$6,168.50
KGS531,725.00
|
|
pay 70.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Helier
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£6.14
|
$1.16
KGS100.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.92
|
$2.06
KGS177.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£12.28
|
$1.56
KGS134.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£58.68
|
$43.01
KGS3,707.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£14.33
|
$4.35
KGS375.00
|
|
pay 42.4% less for clothing
|
Saint Helier
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£79.33
|
$40.60
KGS3,500.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£54.93
|
$38.86
KGS3,350.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£95.96
|
$103.88
KGS8,954.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£160.36
|
$96.67
KGS8,333.33
|
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