Ankara vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2700
$1868
🏠 One person rent
$501
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$766
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.6
$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1082
$197
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
97
44
😀 Quality of life
75
53
🏙️ Population
5.8M
1.19M

The cost of living in Ankara is 31% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 5311th and 6825th ($1033 vs $789) 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 1 months in Ankara compared to 0.2 months in Bishkek. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 1642nd and 6437th 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
$9.54
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$5.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$909
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$43.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.56%
20.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$1669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1148
$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17149
$7494

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$662
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$752
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$707
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$713
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$672
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$557
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$716
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$656
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$701
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$645
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$702
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$747
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$725
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$724
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$710
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$598
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$740
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$764
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$606
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$812
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$686
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$899
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$761
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$807
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$777
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$662
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$738
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$824
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$790
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$763
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$678
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$916
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$634
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$425
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$651
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$506
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$866

Cities near Bishkek

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497