Alexandria vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Alexandria	Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$400	$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1034	$1788
🏠 One person rent	$103	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$176	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$175	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.3	$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$139	$358
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	51	44
😀 Quality of life	56	56
🏙️ Population	5.36M	1.19M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 47% less expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 8976th and 6948th ($400 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Egypt and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Kyrgyzstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.5 months in Bishkek. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 6248th and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Bishkek

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	Alexandria	Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$6.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.48	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.1	$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$128	$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.92	$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.8	$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.1%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$1674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$1147
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.02	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.6	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.06	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.7	$3.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.4	$215
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2136	$6484

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$341
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$282
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$294
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$343
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$361
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$335
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$343
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$351
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$443
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$506
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$394
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$323
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$402
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$319
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$340
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$300
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$297
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$356
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$776
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2022
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1993
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2145
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1962
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1831
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$283
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2172
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1700
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2031
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2066
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2449
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451

Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$503
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$616
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$621
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$866
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$974
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$533
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$580
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$636
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$842
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$477
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$447
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$561
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$653
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$679
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$565
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$575
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$562
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$736
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$661
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$619
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$827
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$609
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$505
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$590
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$635
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$585
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$564
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$521
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$575
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$653
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$556
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$553
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$557
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$735
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$692
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$484