Alexandria vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$164
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$328
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
49
43
😀 Quality of life
51
53
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.12M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 24% less expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 8536th and 7174th ($495 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 6224th and 6097th 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
$5.31
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
17.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$7.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$8.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$5.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$3.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$1.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$35.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$5913

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562