Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 30.9% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 37.4% less in Bishkek
- Groceries
-
pay 17.1% less in Bishkek
- Transportation
-
pay 41.9% less in Bishkek
- Housing
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pay 46.5% less in Bishkek
- Childcare
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pay 18.2% less in Bishkek
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 35.1% less in Bishkek
- Clothing
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pay 20.4% less in Bishkek
Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and childcare are lower in Bishkek.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 37.4% less for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP606.70
|
$5.80
KGS507.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP391.42
|
$5.68
KGS497.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP62.27
|
$0.68
KGS59.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP45.37
|
$0.33
KGS28.98
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP112.84
|
$0.48
KGS41.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP190.77
|
$5.14
KGS449.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP291.11
|
$3.25
KGS283.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP140.39
|
$1.76
KGS153.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP171.26
|
$2.41
KGS211.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP81.40
|
$0.47
KGS41.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.99
|
$0.85
KGS74.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP80.11
|
$0.94
KGS82.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP47.02
|
$0.90
KGS78.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP58.33
|
$0.23
KGS19.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP64.59
|
$0.24
KGS21.00
|
|
pay 41.9% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP284.57
|
$2.90
KGS254.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,892.77
|
$7.54
KGS659.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,663,541.67
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,449,303.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,103.21
|
$4.18
KGS365.22
|
|
pay 46.5% less for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,506.19
|
$12.05
KGS1,053.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP43,421.69
|
$474.69
KGS41,511.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,372.54
|
$353.07
KGS30,875.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,922.11
|
$23.19
KGS2,027.91
|
|
pay 18.2% less for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,446.64
|
$230.15
KGS20,126.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP366,147.29
|
$6,168.50
KGS539,435.63
|
|
pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP146.78
|
$1.16
KGS101.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP152.90
|
$2.06
KGS179.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP269.10
|
$1.56
KGS136.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,663.84
|
$43.01
KGS3,760.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP379.19
|
$4.35
KGS380.44
|
|
pay 20.4% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP3,938.68
|
$40.60
KGS3,550.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,363.78
|
$38.86
KGS3,398.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,115.96
|
$103.88
KGS9,084.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,500.39
|
$96.67
KGS8,454.18
|
|
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