Alexandria vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$1726
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$727
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$385
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	50	43
😀 Quality of life	48	52
🏙️ Population	4.87M	1.15M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 56% less expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 9165th and 6826th ($316 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Egypt and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Kyrgyzstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 6367th and 6118th 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	$3.49	$5.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$897
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$30.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	19.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$1273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$5.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$7.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$3.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$3972

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$674
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$607
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$785
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$881
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$623
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$637
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$441
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$477
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$430
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$538
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$591
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$626
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$619
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$569
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$444
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$624
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$613
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$853
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$501
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$614
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$615
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$623
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$610
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$512
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$543
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$613
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$601
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$507
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$531
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$605
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$472