Ankara vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2631
$1788
🏠 One person rent
$495
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$796
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.4
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$921
$358
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
97
44
😀 Quality of life
74
56
🏙️ Population
5.8M
1.19M

The cost of living in Ankara is 36% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 5466th and 6948th ($1027 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Turkey and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Kyrgyzstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 0.5 months in Bishkek. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 2214th and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Bishkek

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Ankara Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$6.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
46.29%
20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1675
$1674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1151
$1147
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.3
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.54
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.75
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$3.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$648
$215
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16166
$6484

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$676
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$755
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$730
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$705
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$708
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$552
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$746
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$662
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$766
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$670
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$710
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$748
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$807
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$765
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$681
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$543
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$734
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$806
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$601
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$836
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$702
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$945
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$769
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$828
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$769
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$675
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$743
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$867
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$817
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$769
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$684
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$988
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$652
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$420
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$671
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$529
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$894

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