Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 26.0% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 40.6% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
$5.80
KGS504.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
|
pay 34.9% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
|
pay 29.7% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
|
pay 58.2% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
|
pay 25.6% more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
|
pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
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